3 Interior Designers Makeover The Same College Dorm Room | Space Savers | Architectural Digest

Laura's design seems to be the only one informed by someone with prior realistic expectations of what normal university dorms entail and creative liberties students actually have.

I would have enjoyed this much more if they'd had to keep the existing furniture. Like every dorm ever.

laura's is the most practical and liveable, xavier is this trio's "the only limit is my imagination" designer and patrick's is perfectly ok. none of the chairs they picked could be sat on for long, though 😂 and no storage options, we own one shirt like real students.

Xavier was definitely inspired by Wednesday and Eden.

"I'm gonna put maps on the walls so that the students can think of the world globally" is the most hilariously american thing I have ever heard 😂

Laura is the clear winner here. Her design is so welcoming and actually livable. Shelving with storage would have been a nice addition though.

Obsessed with Xavier not only inventing fictional occupants of the dorm, but also "and they were roommates"-ing them at the end there

I love how Patrick’s design incorporates the desk below the window, which is the perfect space for natural light and at the same time addresses the issue of the heating unit.

Beyond style, as a College student, I think that if I had to live in Xavier's room, I wouldn't be able to study: it's cluttered, distracting, and absolutely impractical for managing study materials. Laura and Patrick, on the other hand, nailed it with their setup: Perfect colors for concentration, space for personal items, and excellent space management for the fornituers . I wouldn't know whom to choose between them.

obsessed with the guy writing a whole ya novel to go along with his room. loved the vibe

As much as I love the calming space Laura created, those chairs cannot be sat on for more than 30mins. No comfortable studying is happen at those desks with those beautiful chairs :(

did I miss the storage bit? drawers, wardrobe etc?

Can this challenge be done again but keeping the dorm furniture. I was so looking forward to seeing what they would do.

Ok, unpopular opinion - all these designs are terrible. They actually don't save any space at all, have no storage space and each has totally uncomfortable chairs. If I were to choose, I would beg to get the primary one.

I really like Laura’s design… only thing I’d change is a chair with higher back and better cushioning

I love that Xavier designed this room that seemed pretty darned expensive and time-extensive to pull off and then mentioned something about college students not having any money. Really tickled me! I LOVE this series and wish AD released a new one every week.

People complain about designs not being “realistic” but this is the whole point! No clients, no budget! Loved Xavier’s!

Laura's design is so pretty and functional. Patrick's design is bright, colorful and preppy, kind of like a Benneton ad. And Xavier's design is like his take on Wednesday and Enid's shared dorm room.

ignoring the parameters of an actual dorm room, i would’ve loved patrick’s. i was a global studies major so the map wallpaper would’ve excited me. i also love that he’s the only one to make complete use of the wide windows for the desk wall. the cork and shelving is a nod to…the actual needs of a college student and the colors in the room are overall friendly. laura’s for me doesn’t feel like a dorm; it’s way too mature for just about every college student imo. and xavier’s design is close to what my actual dorm looked like because my roommate and i had different aesthetic aspirations (lol)

Patrick's design is thoughtful, much better than the others, he actually put bookshelves