Dorm Room Makeover: T-Shirt Pillow Edition
Calling all students! The start of the next school year is right around the corner, and most of you (and your parents) are probably making sure everything is in order before moving into your dorm, apartment or house for the school year. It’s important to make sure you have all the essentials for cooking, cleaning and studying, but it’s also important to make your spaces yours! You want to show off your personality, make a cozy environment for studying and create a great space for hanging out. Especially if you’re a freshman, setting up your dorm for the first time in the perfect way is a must.
In our last blog, we discussed how preparing for college and making that big transition out of high school is easier with sentimental keepsakes. To continue with our back-to-school series, in today’s blog we’re going to look at how pillows made from your well-loved and cherished t-shirts can be just the thing you need for your dorm room makeover!
PERSONALIZE YOUR SPACE
A lot of students might be first-time decorators when they move into their college home. Think about the sort of style you want for your space. What colors or icons make you feel comfortable? Or, for lack of a better term, make you feel the most “at home”? If you want to get the most out of college life, you want a space you’re confident to socialize in but also comfortable to study and relax in. That can be a tricky balance to hit, but with t-shirt pillows, you’re bringing your memories of home right into your decorating! Your favorite activities, movies, games, teams or designs from your favorite clothes can be used to fill your space with your personal flare with ease.
To give your decorating even more pizazz, you can add a combination of t-shirt pillows! Here are a few things to keep in mind for selecting an assortment of pillows:
- Color: Your room will have a sense of cohesion with a well-thought-out color palette. Pick out shirts with complimentary colors or combinations you like just because!
- Pattern: Are your shirts striped, dotted or plain? Do they have some funky, fun patterns? Some patterns may clash, but others will go together amazingly. Take a look through your t-shirt collection and see what the shapes in your designs look like paired together.
- Texture: Some clothes will have wildly different textures! If you want a collection of shirts made out of soft cotton or some other cozy material, that will go a long way towards making your room stand out.
- Graphics: Graphic tees can be amazingly expressive to show off your hobbies and interests! Do you have a lot of shirts from your favorite movies or video games? How about lots of athletic merchandise? Showing off what you like is a great way to find people with common interests.
TAKE INSPIRATION FROM OTHERS
Looking to others for inspiration is part of the decorating process! Take a look at couple creative t-shirt pillows some other students have in their homes:
ENJOY MAXIMUM COMFORT
The comfort your t-shirt pillows will bring to your college life is two-fold: the comfort of cozy cuddle companions and the comfort of cherished memories. College can be a stressful time, especially if you’re starting your very first semester out of high school. It’s important to build a support network around you to help you with the hard times, and this includes perfecting where you live. After long days of classes and club activities, having a place filled with comfy pillows for you to relax and take a break is essential for your wellbeing. And if hard times do come, reminding yourself of home with the memories from your t-shirts can help smooth away anxieties.
Another pain of moving from high school to college can be deciding what from home to bring and what to leave behind. There’s never enough space for everything, so there’s always a choice of what comes and stays. The dual use of t-shirt pillows means that this choice doesn’t have to be made! You can save space on clothes by repurposing your favorite apparel into decorations while livening up your new home in the process. Ease of transporting your belongings and of your move-in. That’s what we call maximum comfort!
WRAP UP
Giving your college life a makeover is easy with a collection of t-shirt pillows! The transition from high school to college will always be a hurdle for both students and their parents alike, but establishing a comfortable place to live, work, study and socialize in the dorms is a great way to alleviate any struggles along the way. When decorating, make sure to keep in mind the tips and tricks above for making the best layout for your dorm, and take inspiration from others to help you out even more!
To get your collection of MemoryStitch t-shirt pillows started, check out our how it works page to see the full MemoryStitch process. Then, select the perfect t-shirt pillows or pillowcases for your new home. And if you want more information on all things college decor, t-shirt pillows and other memory keepsakes, stay tuned here to the MemoryStitch Blog!
To all incoming freshmen and all other college students, have a wonderful start to the new school year!
Written by Zander Gibney.
