"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
For students, starting a new school year often means heading to new places and finding a new temporary home. Our interior designer Gintarė Gumenikovaitė-Barzdė is here to prove that any place can turn into a cosy and comfortable home, even if it is an old dorm room.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
One room for three
Three girls share one room in a dorm. They like each other and live in peace, but are not happy with their interior at all. Yet the outdated wallpapers, old furniture and gloomy colours is a trifle compared to lack of privacy.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
No space for storage
The room also lacks for storage solutions. There only are several cabinets and open shelves for all girls' stuff including cosmetics, books and clothes. Not to mention a single mirror that makes them waiting in a queue.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
Inconvenient kitchen
The kitchen area in the corner by the door takes up a lot of space but still looks compressed. Items that don't fit on shelves often end up in boxes under the table. Eating together is uncomfortable as there is only one chair.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
Similar yet different
To create three equivalent rooms in one room, Gintarė has chosen similar furniture combinations for all of the roommates and added blue, yellow and black as accent colours. The colours are not too feminine, so the interior should be easy to apply even after the girls leave.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
Now, each girl has her own NEIDEN bed with storage boxes underneath, a BILLY bookcase and a VITTSJÖ laptop stand that makes browsing, studying or watching movies more comfortable.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
Above the beds, Gintarė has left some space for picture frames with personal photos, posters or paintings. She has also added narrow shelves for little things or small potted plants and three individual mirrors for morning beauty routines.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm

"I have planned light, transparent curtains around each of the beds to provide some privacy in a busy dorm room."

Gintarė Gumenikovaitė-Barzdė,
IKEA interior designer
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
A kitchen by the window
The interior designer moved the kitchen area closer to the window. She added a durable shelving unit and some rails with hooks for tableware, cutlery and groceries.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
When all curtains are closed, the kitchen area turn into a separate dining room with MUDDUS drop-leaf table and NISSE folding chairs that can be hung on the wall to save space.
"Home idea with IKEA":  new beginnings in a student dorm
In a tiny kitchen like this, RÅSKOG trolley can serve for both extra storage and a worktop (just add a practical HÖGSMA chopping board in bamboo as a lid). The trolley is easy to adapt to suit what you want to store in it because the middle shelf is adjustable.


 

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LILL, net curtains, 1 pair LILL, net curtains, 1 pair

LILL

Net curtains, 1 pair, white, 280x300 cm

3/2 pack

MAJGULL, room darkening curtains, 1 pair MAJGULL, room darkening curtains, 1 pair

MAJGULL

Room darkening curtains, 1 pair, light grey, 145x300 cm

39,99

NEIDEN, bed frame NEIDEN, bed frame

NEIDEN

Bed frame, pine, 90x200 cm

39

RÅSKOG, trolley RÅSKOG, trolley

RÅSKOG

Trolley, black, 35x45x78 cm

39,99

FEJKA, artificial potted plant FEJKA, artificial potted plant

FEJKA

Artificial potted plant, thyme, 9 cm

2,99

TRONES, shoe cabinet/storage TRONES, shoe cabinet/storage

TRONES

Shoe cabinet/storage, white, 52x18x39 cm

25/2 pack

FÄRGRIK, mug FÄRGRIK, mug

FÄRGRIK

Mug, stoneware white, 25 cl

0,99

VITTSJÖ, laptop stand VITTSJÖ, laptop stand

VITTSJÖ

Laptop stand, black-brown/glass, 35x65 cm

19,99

BINTJE, plant pot BINTJE, plant pot

BINTJE

Plant pot, galvanised, 9 cm

0,49

GURLI, cushion cover GURLI, cushion cover
New lower price

GURLI

Cushion cover, golden-yellow, 50x50 cm

Old Price: 3,99
2,99
GURLI, cushion cover GURLI, cushion cover
New lower price

GURLI

Cushion cover, black, 50x50 cm

Old Price: 3,99
2,99
FEJKA, artificial potted plant FEJKA, artificial potted plant

FEJKA

Artificial potted plant, in/outdoor/hanging, 9 cm

3,99

HÖGSMA, chopping board HÖGSMA, chopping board

HÖGSMA

Chopping board, bamboo, 42x31 cm

9,99

BILLY, bookcase BILLY, bookcase

BILLY

Bookcase, white, 40x28x202 cm

39

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Bookcase, white, 40x28x202 cm

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JONAXEL, shelving unit JONAXEL, shelving unit

JONAXEL

Shelving unit, white, 25x51x70 cm

20

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Shelving unit, white, 25x51x70 cm

20

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