From US$300 studded headboards to custom-made cabinets to disguise your mini-fridge, students are spending big bucks to decorate their dorm rooms, adding yet another layer to the soaring costs of college.
Emma Kirk, who is from Grenada, Mississippi and a freshman at University of Mississippi, tapped into Thomas's services and bought a gold studded headboard, custom-made pillows and bedspread among other items. She didn't know what the total bill was since her parents paid for it. But she said her parents reined her in whenever she picked out something too expensive.Even on her tight budget, Hunt -- the NYU student -- says she is happy with her dorm room decor.
"At NYU, so many parents pay for everything. But I'm not here to judge," she said."The truth is, even if I had all the money in the world, I probably would still decorate my room the way that I have it now."
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