Monday, August 30, 2010

A Dorm Like No Other

Ever thought you'd get style inspiration from a college dorm room? Neither did I. Elements of Style included a few shots of Maximilian Sinsteden’s fantastic room at Drew University. I was so wowed I had to learn more and share it with all of you. Does this gallery wall remind you of anything? : ) A couple items of note: the rich green wall color is Ralph Lauren's Tapestry Green and in case you're wondering what happened to the standard dorm room furniture, it's sitting in a storage locker far, far away.

Pretty sure the contents on the vintage bar cart would not meet Syracuse dorm code - right along with "no hot plates or toaster ovens." On another note, how insane are the curtains? I think that shocked me more than anything else in the room.

Not only do I love a man with great ties, but I admire Maximilian's unpretentious approach to utilizing cheap finds in his designs. His dresser was $80 at a thrift store.

Yes, the linoleum floor is lined with oriental rugs. All family hand-me-downs. Not too shabby.

11 comments:

  1. Unreal! I love the green wall color. What I have to know though, is how the heck does one get the permission to paint their dorm walls?? That certainly doesn't happen at any colleges I know of.

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  2. Ha, WOW! I'll be the first to admit that my dorm room wouldn't hold a candle to this beauty. I know where all the freshmen will be partying this year... ;)

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  3. omg. this dorm room has more style than my apartment. if he took the time to paint his dorm maybe i should paint the walls here.

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  4. ooh mr fancy pants ;) what a place!

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  5. This is the most inspiring dorm room I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. When I saw this on EOS, I went to the website and examined everything for an hour. I am FASCINATED by how he made this dorm room so incredible.
    Just goes to show you what talent can do....

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  7. i think the only thing shocking about this room is why a college male would spend so much time decorating a dorm room instead of hanging with guys and drinking crappy keg beer.

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  8. I didn't even know a dorm room could look like this...unbelievable! i'm so inspired...he did an amazing job with an unbelievably small space.
    xox alison

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  9. Saw this on EOS as well and can't get over how fabulous it is! I too was impressed by the curtains and love the layered rugs. It's masculine and so wonderfully eclectic. I did wonder at the bar cart too ;)

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