About
Heading to college is such an exciting milestone. It's your first time living away from home, making new friends, and creating a space that feels entirely your own. Between packing lists and endless essentials, it can quickly get overwhelming.
We believe your dorm should feel like a soft landing: comfortable, personal, and reflective of you. A well-designed space eases the transition and helps you feel at home from day one. Let us handle the details, so by July you'll be ready for move-in and the start of an unforgettable year.
Meet Michele
Michele Gratch leads a full-service interior design studio known for layered, livable rooms full of pattern, color, and personality. With years of designing family homes (and plenty of girls' bedrooms), The Dorm Edit brings that same sense of polish (and fun) to your first space of your own.
Three ways to start
Most PersonalOne-on-one with Michele to design your room top to bottom, then an easy shopping list with direct links so you can order in an afternoon.
Furniture & furnishings not included. Client provides dorm measurements. By purchasing, you agree to shop through the links provided.
Shop SoloMichele's hand-picked source list. Every headboard, rug, set of bedding, drapery panel, and finishing touch we love, in one beautifully organized PDF.
Start FreeThe basics plus our full dorm packing list. Everything you actually need (and nothing you don't) before move-in day.
A peek inside
Issue 01, Summer 2026. 77 pages of dorm finds Michele loves, organized by category and ready to shop.
Preview pages shown. Full Issue 01 delivered as a digital PDF.
Inside the catalogue
Every piece is hand-picked by Michele, down to the last tassel and trim. No filler, no guesswork, no scrolling for hours.
pages of products and education
room combinations to mix and match
hand-selected by Michele herself
of products and colorways
Aesthetic
Think Pottery Barn Teen meets Serena & Lily, with the prints of Roller Rabbit and the spirit of Anthropologie. Monograms, scallops, bows, rattan, ginger jars: the details that make a room feel like yours.
Good to know
We recommend booking by early June. By July, your full design and shopping list will be ready so everything arrives in time for an August/September move-in.
Your dorm room measurements, any photos or floor plans your school provides, and a sense of how you want the space to feel and function.
You'll receive direct links to everything in your design. Ordering is on you (so you control budget and timing), but it's organized, simple, and easy.
Digital. A beautifully laid-out PDF delivered to your inbox so you can shop straight from your phone or laptop.
All of them! We tailor every plan to your specific dorm, wherever you're headed.
Consult deposits and catalogue purchases are non-refundable once the design process has begun or the PDF has been delivered. If you need to cancel before work starts, please reach out within 48 hours of booking and we'll issue a full refund.
