Dorm Rooms
Build Your DREAM Dorm in 7 Easy Steps
Build Your DREAM Dorm in 7 Easy Steps Students, are you ready? Most incoming freshmen are moving into dorms in August (right around the corner!). You’ve been thinking about school, dreaming up your dorm, but perhaps don’t know where to start? Shopping is always the answer, and there is a way to do it quickly…
Trending Dorm Decor: Browse Our Most Popular Pinterest Items
Trending Dorm Decor: Browse Our Most Popular Pinterest Items Pinterest is one of the easiest ways to find the perfect aesthetic for your dorm room. Simply look at an image, see the items, and shop! You can shop by preference, function, or even by your personality type. Blue-prynt’s Pinterest is FULL of different dorm room…
5 Must-Have Move-in Items For Your Dorm
5 Must-Have Move-in Items For Your Dorm Move-in day is stressful, to say the least. You’ll have way more stuff than you need, you’ll have to figure out how to cramp your entire wardrobe into a tiny closet, and you and your roommate may experience your first fight over who gets which bed. Inevitably, there…
5 Genius Ways To Organize Your Dorm Kitchen
5 Genius Ways To Organize Your Dorm Kitchen Dorm space is limited. So, it makes sense to take what you have and maximize your surface area. Although the closet and desk take priority, you don’t want to forget about your food and snacks. Many of the students we interviewed claimed they didn’t take advantage of…
How To Accessorize Your Dorm Based On Your Zodiac Sign
How To Accessorize Your Dorm Based On Your Zodiac Sign Your zodiac sign says a lot about you, your personality, and your preferences! School, social circles, and design preferences can be dead on to your zodiac sign, or inspired by bits and pieces of your personality. A spicy Scorpio loves an elegant dorm, while Capricorn…
The Ultimate Dorm Room Packing Guide
The Ultimate Dorm Room Packing Guide Preparing to go off to college can seem overwhelming and daunting. Ordering, packing, and shipping can seem stressful and confusing for an incoming freshmen (and your parents!). If you feel like this, you aren’t alone! We’ve talked to college students who have just left their dorms or lived on…
Shop This Weekend: Memorial Day Sales You Don’t Want To Miss!
Shop This Weekend: Memorial Day Sales You Don’t Want To Miss! Amazon, Dormify, Society6, Oh My! There are so many amazing deals to take advantage of this Memorial Day, and we have hunted for the best deals for you. Check out the list below. Society6 Society6 is having a blow out sale this weekend including…
10 Items Your Dorm Needs – Guys Edition
10 Items Your Dorm Needs – Guys Edition You’re headed off to college and it is one of the most exciting times of your life! With all of the acceptance excitement, high school graduation parties, work, and wrapping up the school year, the last thing on your mind are the items you’ll need for your…
From the Designers at Blue-prynt: Brands We Love
From the Designers at Blue-prynt: Brands We Love At Blue-prynt, we search high and low to offer and work with top-quality brands and their products just for you. We want to make sure when it is time to create your home-away-from-home inside your dorm, you have practical items alongside perfect design decor. We’ve compiled a…
Achieve Dream Dorm Goals With These Must-Have Items
Achieve Dream Dorm Goals With These Must-Have Items Want to create a DIY Dream Dorm but don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered. Blue-prynt.com launches on May 1st with fresh new content, products, and DIY design inspiration to help you create your home away from home. You will be able to identify your…
12 Budget-Friendly Boho Dorm Items That Won’t Break The Bank
12 Budget-Friendly Boho Dorm Items That Won’t Break The Bank Decorating small spaces like a dorm room can create challenges, but don’t let that compromise your design aesthetic! Dorms these days are full of top tier design elements on and off a budget, and if you are thinking of going Boho for your dorm? Great!…
13 Essential Items You’ll Need For Your Dorm Room
13 Essential Items You’ll Need For Your Dorm Room (…and where to buy them) Few things are more exciting to the prospective college Freshman than dreaming up a dream dorm room and all of the wonderful items that will be inside. First, there is the bed, then the desk, the closet, the bathroom, the wall…
12 Before and After Dorm Makeovers You Have To See
12 Before and After Dorm Makeovers You Have To See Headed to college next year? Looking to transform a small space in off-campus housing? Do you simply want to look at dramatic room makeovers and shop the look for your room now? Are you looking to get inspired to decorate based on your personality type?…
16 Easy DIY Projects That Will Transform Your Dorm Room
16 Easy DIY Projects That Will Transform Your Dorm Room Dorm rooms aren’t exactly the largest space to work with. Sometimes it takes a creative mind (like yours) to decorate your dorm, but not all college students have the budget for it. Most of these projects are not only insanely cute, but they are also HUGE…
How To Decorate Your Dorm Based On Your Personality Type
How To Decorate Your Dorm Based On Your Personality Type. What does your dorm decor say about you? With acceptance letters rolling in from Universities, it is never too early to start thinking about dorm decor. We get it, you don’t have a lot of space to work with, and you may or may not…
5 Lessons We Learned From Marie Kondo That Will Change Your Dorm Life
5 Lessons We Learned From Marie Kondo That Will Change Your Dorm Life Image credit: Netflix.com If you haven’t heard of Marie Kondo and her new insanely popular Netflix series “Tidying Up” — stop what you are doing, book mark this page, watch an episode and come right back here to hear all about the…
Stay Chill with These Boho Dorm Decor Ideas
One of the most exciting parts about moving into a college dorm is the decorating aspect of it all. It is a chance to create a new space for yourself, with a whole new vibe. These days, most college freshman opt for the hottest and trendiest decor that fills up their Instagram feeds. With a…
The Dorm Inspo You Need
We know you’re already thinking about how to achieve dorm decor perfection next Fall, so look back at our top 10 favorite looks from this year for exactly the inspo you need. 1. “Peace & Quiet” at The University of Maryland 2. “City Chic” at Duke University 3. “Fashionista” at Tulane University …
Missy Sexter Imperfect Art
Missy Sexter, the artist and creator of Imperfect Art, sat down with Blue-prynt to tell us all about her unique artwork that is perfect for any dorm room. Read on to find out more about these gorgeous pieces with inspiring messages. What is your product and how did you come up with this idea? I have always…
Student Spotlight: Sydney Steele
Originally from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Sydney Steele is a current junior at Syracuse University. At Syracuse, she majors Illustration, while also running her own business — The Cash Monet. The Cash Monet is an online shop where she sells original, hand painted canvases and posters that are suitable for all ages. She also creates…
Combat The Dorm Stench
So your dorm was shut for over a month and you walk back to a stench you can’t seem to get rid of. You can’t open the windows due to the cold and no one is coming to deep clean your living spaces. So what do you do? Log onto Amazon Prime and order yourself…
Pix Perfect: The New Dorm Room Essential
Lisa Keyworth and her husband, Jay, were looking for a statement piece for their new home. When the decor market failed them, they took it upon themselves to create a piece that fit their taste. Thus, their business, Pix Perfect, was born. Pix Perfect is a dorm room essential. Read our interview with Lisa Keyworth …
New Year, New Dorm Decor
Are you already sick of this year’s dorm decor? We feel you. That’s why we picked out some of our favorite dorm accessories (and are continuing to!) — so your next dorm room can be even better than the last. Keep up to date with the best of the best on our Pinterest account, too….
So Your Sibling Is Coming To Visit You At College…
And you have no idea what to do. What can you do with them that won’t infuriate your parents? How can you study for your midterm with them bothering you? How do you fit two people in your tiny twin bed? Don’t worry – we’ve got it covered for you. If they want to, let…
University of Maryland’s Elkton Hall Residents Forced to Move Out Due to Mold
As if the transition to freshman dorm living is not hard enough, University of Maryland students living in the Elkton Residence Hall on North Campus have been dealt and extra bout of stress. According to a story in The Diamondback, UMD’s school newspaper, students living in Elkton Hall have been reporting instances of mold in…