<p>I will be transferring to SUNY Binghamton for Spring 2012. I'm most likely going to share a room with one other girl. The bathroom may be communal (everyone on the floor will share a large bathroom, like a gym) or suite (a few bedrooms will share a "suite" bathroom i think).</p>
<p>I'm concerned about maximizing my privacy. I feel drapes that block light will be best around the bed, to block out creeper faces. :P
can i really buy these things now, tho i haven't seen the room? How do i even set this up?</p>
<p>I'm fine with any decor from the roommate, of course. all i care for, decor wise, is lighting. I plan on making our room sunny looking, so when it's cloudy/rainy it'll be uplifting. is there any curtains that create a sense of sunlight?</p>
<p>closing the door doesn’t mean i wont be bothered by my roommate bc we share the bedroom. or are Bing’s dorm rooms different from what i picture?</p>
<p>I thought the curtains function was obvious, but i guess not. so here are some reasons i find a curtain useful. if a point i make can be reasoned against then please do so:</p>
<p>-If the roommate is studying late and has a light on i can sleep.
-I won’t see the activity around me or the activity won’t be as intruding; no natural light, no people. of course this would only work to a certain degree but at least the issue of sight is cared for. so if the roommate has a different sleeping time from me i can sort of sleep w/o being too badly interrupted. </p>
<p>-if i want to read on my bed i won’t bother my roommate who is asleep.
-being in a small enclosed dark space is cozy to me. </p>
<p>i’ve never worked with a dark curtain around my bed since i’ve only shared my room with close family members. i’m not sure if this would backfire.</p>
<p>The light will most likely be on your roommate’s desk and will not disturb you.</p>
<p>If there’s too much “activity” in your room, you can ask your roommate’s friends to leave (as just your roommate isn’t going to cause too much of a stir), but really it’s not going to make a difference whether or not you can see it- it’s the noise. </p>
<p>Again, your light won’t bother your roommate that much. </p>
<p>If you really want a dark place, then be my guest. But I really don’t think it’s going to work the way you want it to especially if your beds are lofted.</p>
<p>^And if the light isn’t on the roommates desk, it’s above and the curtains won’t block it out.</p>
<p>Seriously, these curtains aren’t needed. I don’t know anyone who had curtains around their bed when they shared rooms with someone, and I can probably name a good 100 rooms I went into freshman year.</p>
<p>It just seems really weird to me.</p>
<p>(Curtain exception: when people jokingly made forts -under- their bed).</p>
<p>Yeah, most people don’t have curtains. You just kind of learn how to share a space with another person in terms of light and such (and everything else). Sometimes that means that you have to communicate with them (asking them to turn the lights off/on) but it’s all about compromise.</p>
<p>“The light will most likely be on your roommate’s desk and will not disturb you.”
ah, said as if you knew me. </p>
<p>“Seriously, these curtains aren’t needed. I don’t know anyone who had curtains around their bed when they shared rooms with someone, and I can probably name a good 100 rooms I went into freshman year.
…(Curtain exception: when people jokingly made forts -under- their bed).”
utilizing bunk bed space itself creates a sense of your own space, since you section it off from other people. i don’t consider personal space a joking matter. unfortunately i don’t think i’ll get the chance to make one.
also, just because this setup is “weird” or strays from the norm doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea, so i don’t consider this a valid point.</p>
<p>anyway, it is a hassle to work on a curtain in a dorm room, so i intend to drop the project. of course the idea still sounds appealing. i guess most people don’t understand since they don’t prioritize these things. </p>
<p>so far no one has suggested anything about the curtains meant to create a sunny atmosphere.</p>
<p>Sunny atmosphere? You’re hiding in the dark… I don’t understand what you’re asking. Bright colors would make it feel sunnier, but only thick black curtains will do everything else.</p>
<p>We’ve all been in dorms so we’re speaking from experience. Curtains just really aren’t possible, practical, or necessary. Wait til you get there to decide.</p>
<p>One suggestion … bunk your bed up high with your desk under the bunk. This will have two positives … first, with you bed on top of the bunk it will be more private and darker … second, with your desk under the bunk it is sort of like a cave and more private. (PS - and a fair number of folks bunk their beds so this is more typical … the school may even have kits)</p>