Looking for ways to hide and decorate the walls in your dorm room this fall? Below are 21 aesthetically different dorm room wall decor ideas for you to implement in your own way! Some are easy and affordable DIYs that you can copy while other are great product recommendations you can find easily at many stores to add to your decor shopping list!
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DORM ROOM WALL DECOR
Dorm Photo Wall
While away at college you might be missing your friends and family while they are in a different place from you! A great way to decorate your dorm is through using your favorite photos to create a collage. There are so many different aesthetics you can create with a photo collage! Below are 5 different aesthetic ideas that you can easily recreate.
1. Black and White Photo Wall Dorm
Want to go for a classier looking dorm room style while still hanging photos of your best friends and family up? Try getting frames from the dollar store and printing your favorite photos in black and white! If you get a row of 3×3 or 5×3 this makes for a great look. These can be hung with command strips since the frames are lighter if they are from the dollar store! This can elevate the look without spending a fortune! You can also just stick the photos to the wall as well and add lights around them, however the frames will keep them from constantly falling down!
2. Photo Collage and Pillow Decor
Spice up your photo collage with bold decorative pillows! These are a great way to add more to your look and make you feel great when you walk into your room! Check out some more ideas through Pinterest, but choose your photo collage color theme and match your pillows to go with!
3. Large Poster Collage
Have some posters you want to display in your dorm but not sure how to make it look good? Here’s an inspiration photo you can draw from to make it your own style! Pair your posters with some fun neon lights or rainbow LED lights around the floor or ceiling of your room to create more of your own aesthetic!
4. Photo Collage with Decor
Want to incorporate both a photo collage and fun decor? Try combining a few things together to create a look that gives you room to play with different types of decor to make things fun!
5. Floral Photo Collage
This is such a fun look to create! There are sooooo many ways to create this look! Find some clothespins or something similar and some flowers at the dollar store. Hot glue the flowers to the clips, and find strings to clip your photos onto with the floral clips! You can also clip them to twinkly lights to make for a girly look that incorporates all your favorite photos!
Dorm Room Wall Lights
6. Twinkle Lights
Want something simple to light up your room that adds some fun to your theme? Twinkle lights are a must have for your college dorm! They provide plenty of light so you won’t even need a lamp, and they are no more than $15! Want to buy them now to recreate this look? Check them out on Amazon!
7. Floral Lights
Want to have some adorable lit florals to add beauty to your dorm room? Check out Amazon for some strings of florals and for the twinkle lights! They have some great options to make this decor idea possible and affordable!
Another great way to create this look is by purchasing a few dollar tree flower bouquets and gluing them to clothespins to clip the flowers to any set of twinkly lights you buy! Most sets of lights cost from $10-$15, and the flowers another $5. You can recreate this look for under $20!
8. Photo Lights
Like the idea of a photo collage but want to combine it with your favorite photos? This is a great look for a college dorm and is definitely a must have! These photo light sets can be found just about anywhere for around $15. Check them out on Walmart’s website, or at your local Target store! Want to order them from Amazon? Check them out here for under $12!
9. Bold Neon Lights
Like the idea of having a neon light in your room? Look no further! Check out Target for some of the best deals on neon signs for your room! These can easily be hung with command strips as they are lightweight and others can be hung with command hooks! Want to explore more options? Check them out here on Amazon!
10. Color Changing Lights
Want to have those really cool color changing lights in your room to make it feel like a party all the time? Check out this bundle of lights from Amazon that will synch with your music and flash to the beat of whatever you’re listening to! You can choose custom colors and save different combos to create a certain vibe in the app! These are always a fun must have for many college students. This is a great option for any gender as well!
College Dorm Tapestry
11. Boho Wall Tapestry
If you’re looking for a boho chic dorm room aesthetic, here is a tapestry that can create the cutest look you’re going for! Add unique hanging items to complete the look and make it your own.
12. Tapestry
Dorm Room Wallpaper and Wall Art
13. Polkadot Wall Paper Hangs
Want to create a cute look and have control over the wallpaper look in your dorm? Check out these peel and stick polkadot wall stickers as a great wallpaper alternative! These are really easy to apply and you have all the control over how they end up looking! So many colors and shape options to choose from. Recreate this similar look with some wall polkadot stickers from Etsy!
14. Peel and Stick Wallpaper
Want to go the traditional route and use peel and stick wallpaper? These are a great way to decorate your room and have the ability to easily remove it at the end of the year! Check out Spoonflower for these wallpapers, as they have many designs to choose from! Here’s some inspiration to get you going. Want to buy the exact one in the photo? Check it out at Rocky Mountain Decals!
15. Floating Shelves
Looking for a way to incorporate some functional yet decorative shelves in your dorm room? Check out these hanging grid shelves! These make it possible for you to hang shelving with command hooks in your dorm. Be sure to get some really good command hooks for these if you want them to store a lot. These are a great solution for dorm rooms!
Botanical Dorm Wall Decor
16. Hanging Leaves and Mirrors
Looking for a botanical look but want to keep it simplistic? Check out these strings of leaves you can drape around your dorm from Urban Outfitters for $14! You can also order these from Amazon with all your other room decor.
17. Hanging Plants
Are you a plant mom and want to have more plants in your dorm room? Using some hanging plants and a command hook you can easily make this a reality in your dorm room for wall decor! These can be real or fake, check out some options for fake ones here!
18. Florals With Mirror
Want to have a more girly floral aesthetic? Try hanging a lightweight mirror with strong command strips to your wall, and tape on flowers from dollar tree on the surrounding wall! Be sure to use good tape otherwise these will fall down all the time. This is a great way to elevate the style of your room!
Above Desk Dorm Decor
19. Hanging Grids with Clips
Want something above your desk to use as both a holder for your pens, notes, glasses, and other desk items? Decorating above your desk with a grid and clips can maximize your storage space white not looking too cluttered! Here is an inspiration pin below. To recreate this look, you can buy a grid complete with hooks and the photo strings and clips HERE and hang them using command hooks. The hooks included would allow you to hang up things like your keys, and hang baskets to put your pens and highlighters in.
20. Calendar Decor Ideas
Need a more organized approach to manage your schedule while still making it look cute? Consider finding a calendar as your focus point above your desk and adding decor around it to complete the look! There are so many ways to decorate with a calendar to match whatever aesthetic you go for!
21. Under Bed Dorm Room Decor
Have unique space underneath your bed that you’re looking to decorate? There are SO many options you have to decorate this with! Consider getting a mini sofa or bean bag chair and some lights and other decor to place beneath your bed to create an extra cozy space to hang out in!
This post was all about unique dorm room wall decor ideas for your college room this fall! Share this post with your friends to bounce ideas off one another to create the cutest room to be in!
