Comments on: Off to College: Favorite Finds

By: CentsationalGirl

CentsationalGirl — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:05:49 +0000

Agreed Sarah, that chevron is fab, my girl liked it too!
kate

By: Sarah {Lacquer and Linen}

Sarah {Lacquer and Linen} — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:22:49 +0000

Well I don’t have any children yet but I certainly remember how important it was for my college room to look PERFECT. The bedding you picked out for girls is so cute! Personally, I would swipe that gorgeous muted chevron patterned duvet your have for the boys. I think it could definitely be unisex. West Elm would be a great place to pick up pillows and accessories to help finish everything off. Good Luck!

By: Alison Grisham

Alison Grisham — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 06:17:01 +0000

Hi Kate,

I loved your post…So timely! We just finished my son’s first room in his own house (house with friends anyway). He moved out of the dorms from last year and now it’s a whole new ball game. With 5 kids, we’re on a tight budget. So we did a lot of garage sale finds and turned them into cool pieces. But just like you, splurged on West Elm bedding and a shag rug. I was going to post some before and afters to show you… like our $5 nightstand and $3 chair… and the favorite headboard from a door. But I’ve only been doing the blog thing for a couple of months and not sure of the etiquette. If you want to see what we did… I’d love to share. My post is called “Design on a Dime… or Two” at ChalkPaintDivas.com… lol… or facebook.com/grishaminteriors.

I absolutely love all the people in this DIY world. I went from sleeping in my car (three years ago) after a messy divorce to starting my own business and having a house again (albeit a rental). But your posts always offer great tips… and you have a way of making people who are broke, or coming back from being broke, feel like you get it! I really appreciate that! Thanks for the hard work and the way you include everyone. Ally

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:05:47 +0000

Girls are so different from boys! My oldest slept on the floor for 6 months because he was too lazy to go shopping for a bed. With both my boys, we watched female students and their parents haul box after box after box into the dorms (I didn’t even know where they were going to store anything in those small rooms) while my youngest had three bags (of course, we went shopping while we were there but still it amounted only to a couple of boxes). They really don’t want a lot of “stuff” – just the necessities, so for the most part we get whatever is cheap so that they can just give it to a friend when they graduate. The one thing I insisted on though was a good size desk and a good chair and nice bedding. Those we got at The Company Store, Staples, Office Depot (free delivery), and Ikea.