How to Furnish a Dorm Room Without Spending a Fortune

July 15, 2010
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Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from crazyp3t3 and more videos in the Roommates & Dorm Life category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com A little planning is all it takes to decorate your dorm with style! To complete this How-To you will need: A nose for bargains A futon A storage box Old photographs and keepsakes A creative spirit Step 1: Scope out the garage sales Hit neighborhood garage sales for items such as a desk, small table, lamps, and pictures. Haggle for the best price! Step 2: Buy used rugs and mirrors Area rugs and mirrors can make your room look much bigger than its shoebox size. Head to a local thrift store for bargains. Step 3: Replace the dorm bed with a futon Futons are the ultimate in functional furniture — you can sleep on them and use them as a comfy couch. Make the futon your biggest investment and enjoy the extra space. Step 4: Pick up accent pillows from the clearance bin Search the clearance racks at home furnishing stores for colorful pillows to brighten up the space. Step 5: Shop end of season sales Big box stores that sell furniture and home décor mark down dozens of products like lamps, clocks, pillows, comforters, and more at the end of each season, perfect for back-to-school purchases. Tip: Furniture that requires assembly is
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25 Responses to How to Furnish a Dorm Room Without Spending a Fortune

  1. tory111199 on July 15, 2010 at 3:27 AM

    0:12 WHAT THE HELL IS A FUTON? 0:35 oh…

  2. Pingoo124 on July 15, 2010 at 3:55 AM

    I was never allowed to put hangings on the walls.. it apparently damages the walls. Anyway, I just put a bed, a tv, a desk and a coffee table in mine. It’s not like i spent all my time there anyway. I only used it to sleep or study.

  3. Pingoo124 on July 15, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    @PowerCAT20 The futon is suppose to double as a bed. Unfolding it and putting sheets and covers on it every night, then taking it all off and turning it back into a couch would be the most annoying thing though :/

  4. PowerCAT20 on July 15, 2010 at 4:34 AM

    where da fuck is the bed?

  5. hfsgirl on July 15, 2010 at 4:41 AM

    @llollercoaster what does rasterbate meen?

  6. superrubberduckydude on July 15, 2010 at 5:16 AM

    dude, if someone’s on the futon and they fart, you’re gonna be sleeping in some ones fart, that’s why you use the bed

  7. PandaStoleMyBrother on July 15, 2010 at 5:26 AM

    lol a hooker

  8. NoorAlShihaby on July 15, 2010 at 5:41 AM

    Those flying cushions at 1:00 look like boobs.

  9. HoeBow21 on July 15, 2010 at 6:02 AM

    #1 dorms normally don’t allow you to hang things on the walls
    #2 that was the fucking ugliest room i have ever seen

  10. 8447michael on July 15, 2010 at 6:05 AM

    step one use your own stuff

  11. NekoNazi103 on July 15, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    “decorate your dorm room with style”
    Fuck it forget the dorm that emo fag with the shit hair-do needs it moar

  12. FlameAnime246 on July 15, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    My room isn’t this big. -_- And my mom doesn’t let my decorate it. -_-

  13. fattieX on July 15, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    me too!

  14. mynnichi on July 15, 2010 at 8:23 AM

    hmm, i thought i unsubscribed to this WTF?

  15. makeupbytash on July 15, 2010 at 8:50 AM

    how the fuck do they get these ideas

  16. llollercoaster on July 15, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    If your wall is bare you should rasterbate.

  17. aznrule777 on July 15, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    yea it is… now its all about being funny. They just do it for laughs, which is really sad.

  18. BluHeelerz08 on July 15, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    siglistanbul I loled on “How to watch Howcast Without Getting Bored to Death”

  19. BluHeelerz08 on July 15, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    WyattBush no dorms aren’t free

  20. ohmygoditsmel on July 15, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    better than how to use a seatbelt

  21. xxgiovannix on July 15, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    10th

  22. Mutants123 on July 15, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    Better than how to tie your shoes

  23. carolynrawr on July 15, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    8th

  24. bks1366 on July 15, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    Huh. I would’ve thought this would be kinda obvious. I mean, it’s common sense to buy the stuff that’s cheaper, rather than the most expensive stuff. Then again, I’ll give them credit. It’s better than “how to wear a god damn seat belt”.

  25. blackblackgrey on July 15, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    hey this ones preetty good compared to the bladder infections and seatbelt ones!! I like itt…

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