What a dorm room designer actually does
Hiring a designer for your dorm room sounds extravagant — until you've spent six weekends scrolling Amazon, Target, and Dormify trying to make a 10×12 cinderblock box look like a Pinterest board. A personal designer replaces that whole process. Here's what's included in a Dorm Edit consult:
- A 45-minute call with Michele to align on style, function, and budget.
- A custom design presentation with bedding, rugs, art, lighting, and storage chosen for your specific dorm.
- A floor plan tailored to your room's measurements — including the furniture the school provides.
- A single shopping list with direct links to every item, organized so you can order in one afternoon.
- Mix-and-match options at multiple price points so you control the final spend.
- Delivered by July so everything arrives before August or September move-in.
Why work with Michele
Michele Gratch leads a full-service interior design studio known for layered, livable rooms full of pattern, color, and personality. Years designing family homes — and plenty of girls' bedrooms — translate directly to dorm rooms that feel grown-up, polished, and unmistakably yours.
You won't get a generic mood board. You'll get the same design eye she brings to a full home, shrunk down to fit the room you'll actually live in.
Who this is for
The Dorm Edit consult is built for incoming freshmen (and their parents) who want their first room to feel intentional, not improvised. It works equally well whether you're headed to a Greek-life-heavy SEC school, a small liberal arts campus, or a big public university — every plan is custom to your specific dorm and your roommate situation.
If you'd rather shop on your own, the $75 digital Dorm Catalogue gives you Michele's curated picks without the one-on-one design call.