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Do you have a son or daughter preparing to head off to college? Perhaps they graduate in the spring, or maybe they’re already getting used to attending classes while navigating the joys of adulthood. Would you like to give their living space a beautiful piece of decor? If so, consider buying them a high-quality area rug. And, as we will discuss today, round rugs for dorm rooms can add personality and functionality to a small space.

Let’s start by focusing on that last part: the tiny, borderline closet-level size known as a dorm room.

Limited Space

Anyone who has ever attended college knows how tightly packed dorm rooms can feel. Even if you had the benefit of living in a recently built dorm room, they’re a far cry from the homes we grew up in.

Dorms are small. Very small. This brings us to our first benefit of round rugs: they help make a space feel larger. When square footage is at a premium, a round rug can help offset feelings of claustrophobia.

Style

Dorm room furnishings are usually relatively, well, dull. They use universally applicable hues and colors that work with various decor.

So, use this to your advantage. While it’s unlikely you’ll have a grey couch from somewhere like IKEA (unless you bring it yourself), you can use round rugs to add creativity to a plain area.

Colors & Patterns

Is your son or daughter attending one of the larger schools, such as a Big Ten or Ivy League university? In institutions like this, the school spirit is often at an all-time high. This is especially true of underclassmen who traditionally live in dorms instead of off-campus apartments.

This means decorating with a round rug can be a great way to bring in those elements. Using a basic example, one of the more well-known schools in the country is the University of Michigan. A round rug that incorporates maize and blue would subtly contribute to your son or daughter’s psychological attachment to their school.

Sizing

More oversized area rugs can be an investment. However, they would be far too large for the limited size of a dorm room. There isn’t much space, even in a common area where a couple of dorms share a living room.

This has an unforeseen benefit: round rugs for dorm rooms can be very economical. Their shape helps to contribute to making a space feel larger, yes. But in terms of their own size, they’re smaller, which means they can also be relatively cheaper than their larger brethren.

Find dorm-ready round rugs at Rug Source!

College is a great time to learn more about yourself and what you want from life. A small way to contribute to that part of your child’s life is to make their living area the best it can be. Round rugs for dorm rooms are a small way of accomplishing that goal.

We carry a large selection that can be perfect for campus life. Visit our catalog here to get started, or stop by our showroom at 7215 Smith Corners Boulevard in Charlotte.