University, what an exciting time! Whether your hanging with friends, attending lectures or making new memories; a cute, fully decorated university room is the perfect start to your time there. The importance of a cute room is overlooked, but it will help you feel more comfortable and confident when adjusting to this new chapter of your life.

So, Here are my top tips for decorating the perfect university room!

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1. Blankets & Throws

A thin blanket to throw over your duvet adds a warmth to the room and helps the space feel more cosy. Even better, it becomes super useful during cold winters when you can throw it over your desk chair when studying to keep warm. Depending on your style, you can match the colour of your throw to the rest of your room for a cute added detail.

In my university room, I had a fluffy pink throw just like this one. It went perfect with my neutral bedsheets to add a fun pop of colour to the room.

2. Plushies & Pillows

Your university room is likely small, and as such your bed is often the largest point in the room. So, you should aim to make your bed as cute and comfortable as possible. The easiest way to do this is by adding some pillows and plushies. You can bring plushies from home for extra sentimentality, or match the colour and style of your room. The same goes for the pillows, they should add to the colour scheme of the rest of the room.

I had a pink and green theme through my room, so my pillows matched that. These pillows are perfect, their simple design and range of colours means that they can fit any type of room.

3. Fairy Lights and Fun Lamps

Alternative lighting in university dorms are essential, truly! The overhead lights are often a cold white light that just makes the whole room feel gloomy. Instead, bring some warm lights in the form of lamps and fairy lights to make the room more cosy and warm. This is also important if you are in shared dorms, as it creates soft, subtle lighting for your side.

You could even add a fun twist to these lights. For example, you could have cute covers on your fairy lights like these. Alternatively, you could use pegs to position your fairy lights in cute ways like lining your bed or hanging along your windows.

You can use any style of lamp you’d like, simply change out the bulbs for warm light ones. However, lamps don’t have to be basic and you can instead make it a statement piece within your room, like this moon lamp. This is a good option for if you don’t want lots of decorations to your room or are packing lightly.

4. Plants

Plants are the perfect accessory to a university room, they provide a pop of colour, give you something small to care for, and make a space feel cleaner. Despite the common myth that plants purify air, more recent studies suggest that ventilation is more effective than potted plants. So, focus more on decoration than usefulness when picking your plants.

Nonetheless, plants do add an aesthetically fresh quality to a room, making them essential accessories. A good way to find plants near your is through flower markets, which you should be able to search for online. If you are a student in London, I would highly recommend the Columbia Road Flower Market. Flower Markets are great as they often provide fresh and mature plants which can be potted immediately and maintained with little issue, unlike seedlings or online-bought saplings.

Another element to consider is the plant pots, you need these to avoid water spillage or staining on your desk. This pack of 6 is great for keeping the look cohesive and clean, but is only suitable for smaller plants such as succulents and snake plants. For a more messy and creative look, you can pick up individual pots through charity shops for cheaper than buying new.

5. Pictures, lots of them

Pictures are a sweet reminder of home as well as the memories you make during your uni days. You should try to not only bring pictures, but to take and develop new ones throughout your years at university. The only thing that makes this difficult is finding the space in your room to display them all. Luckily there are a few smart ways for you to get around this

The Rope Method

Hang a long string of rope across the walls of your room, using command strips to secure it to the wall. Then, you can add the photos along the rope using pegs. I really love this method, it has the most room for creative expression and the rope allows you to change the layout without having to take the photos down.

Another reason I like this method is because the use of the pins rather than glue for the photos means you can pir multiple things under one peg. For example, I paired a photo of a concert with the tickets to keep them together as a memory. You can also string fairy lights along the rope for a cute effect.

The Cork Method

If your room has a cork board, you can use some pins to add photos. I did this since I wasn’t using my board for school, but if you are then add photos around the border. Either way, an empty cork board is a massive vibe killer for an otherwise cute and decorated room so you should try to fill it with something.

The Poster Method

This method is the simplest one, both in method and in looks. This simply involves hanging your photos straight onto your walls, like a poster. You should use command strips to avoid ripping the paint off of your university room walls.

However, there are some things you can do to make this look at little more impressive. You can group together related photos (like the same people or time frames) and put them together like a clustered collage. Then, you can separate these using extra decorations like fairy lights or stickers.

I hope you found this guide useful! If you’re looking for more decoration tips you can read my guide on how to decorate your perfect cottagecore home!