How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy

  • October 6, 2008
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Don’t let the prison cell dimensions discourage you. There are ways to carve out a little personal space.

You Will Need

  • Curtains, preferably blackout ones
  • Screens or freestanding curtain dividers
  • Headphones
  • A loft bed
  • Bed risers
  • Cork paneling
How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Decide private areas

Step 1: Decide private areas

Decide with your roommate what areas you’d like to cordon off as private. Ideally, you want the room arranged so neither of you has to smell the other person’s dirty laundry or see them get lucky.

Dividing the room down the middle is not necessarily the best choice.

How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Take stock of furniture

Step 2: Take stock of furniture

Take stock of the furniture in the room. A dresser or wardrobe can double as a space divider, letting you study — or not — in peace.

How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Arrange beds strategically

Step 3: Arrange beds strategically

Try placing one bed against a wall, with the back of one desk next to the bed. Arrange the other bed and desk similarly, but against the opposite wall. This way, whether you’re sleeping or studying, you won’t be in each other’s faces.

If possible, loft one of the beds, or lift it off the ground a few feet using bed risers. Your roommate will be less able to see you when you’re elevated.

How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Hang some drapes

Step 4: Hang some drapes

Consider hanging drapes around your bed. Your dorm mates will stop laughing once they see the great night’s sleep you get with your blackout curtains.

How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Put up screens

Step 5: Put up screens

Move vertical screens or freestanding curtain dividers around the room as needed — like in front of your roommate when they’re sucking face with someone.

Add cork to the panels of your room divider and they double as bulletin boards.

How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Use headphones

Step 6: Use headphones

Invest in a good set of noise-canceling headphones so you can enjoy your music — and your sanity — while your roomie is making a ruckus.

How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Set up a schedule

Step 7: Set up a schedule

Work out a schedule with your roommate so that you both can count on some solo time every week. Maybe they can make themselves scarce on Monday and Wednesday evenings and you can do the same on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

How To Arrange a Dorm Room For Privacy: Get real

Step 8: Get real

Be realistic. Realize there are going to be times when you get on each other’s nerves. Hey, there’s always the library!

On average, an American student — and their parents — spends $957 on back-to-college gear.

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Comments (5)

luckysod04

who the hell would roomie with a Guitar Hero fan?

over 3 years ago by luckysod04

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HeatherM

The room looks so great!

over 3 years ago by HeatherM

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sanjay

This video is awesome and really well done.

over 3 years ago by sanjay

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jessiebarre

they looks so sad also lol i think they just want privacy to masturbate

over 3 years ago by jessiebarre

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jessiebarre

they looks so sad also lol i think they just want privacy to masturbate

over 3 years ago by jessiebarre

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