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College Apartment Bedroom Tour

September 15, 2017 by Taylor 2 Comments

College Apartment Bedroom Tour - Espresso and Ambition

Setting up my apartment bedroom has really been a long-term project – I’ve lived in the same apartment since the start of junior year but I’ve never really been 100% satisfied with the way that my room looked. After a few random online orders placed while I was still up in DC, I think I’ve finally gotten my bedroom looking pretty much the way that I want it. I’m super excited to be sharing some pictures that’ll hopefully give y’all a little inspiration for updating your current living space or for decorating a new apartment/dorm/bedroom in the future.

Here’s what the room looks like as a whole – it’s kind of got a black, white, and gold color scheme, with pops of other colors thrown in as well. This particular picture is also a great moment to play “how many corgis does Taylor have in her bedroom.” The answer is four.

Bed

Here’s my bed! Most of the bedding is from Target, with the exception of the gold pillows from Etsy and the “All Black Everything” pillow from Dormify (you can get 20% off your Dormify purchase by clicking here). I also recently got this bed tray from Dormify as well, and while it doesn’t serve any real functional purpose, I just love the way it looks. I feel like it makes the whole bed look a little more made-up, don’t you think?

 

Above the Bed

College Apartment Bedroom Tour - Espresso and Ambition

Decorating above my bed took way too long. Originally, I wanted to do a canvas, but I never got around to painting it. So instead, I put this shelf up. It’s a great way to display some of my book collection and a few other random items. Side note: those succulents have stayed alive for over a month now! That’s a record for me (I’m terrible with plants).

 

Nightstand

College Apartment Bedroom Tour - Espresso and Ambition

Next up is my little nightstand area. I’ve got my Ralph and George (my favorite Instagram corgis) calendar, and I keep my current books on my nightstand. I’ve recently started reading books on my iPad as well, so I keep it here too. Also, isn’t my glasses holder the cutest?

 

Dresser

College Apartment Bedroom Tour - Espresso and Ambition

On the other side of my bed resides the world’s heaviest dresser. No, seriously. It took my entire family to put it upright after we assembled it, and my dad swore he’s never moving it anywhere ever again. So to whoever gets my apartment next, enjoy your free dresser. The dresser top contains more fake flowers, a few books, and another cute quote.

 

Closets

College Apartment Bedroom Tour - Espresso and Ambition

I somehow got lucky enough to have two closets – the one on the left is where I keep all of my clothes, and the other is a storage area where I can keep my makeup, jewelry, sheets/towels, and more. I also picked up these fun art prints while I was in DC to spice up this wall – my 3 favorite drinks!

 

Desk

College Apartment Bedroom Tour - Espresso and Ambition

I’m not going to lie, my desk is easily my favorite part of my room. Not only do I just love displaying school supplies (can you spot some of the items from my school supplies post?), but I’m a huge fan of the world map overhead and the desk chair is fantastic. In case you were wondering, all of my furniture (minus the dresser) is from IKEA.

 

Bathroom

Finally, here’s a little peek into my bathroom. Nothing super exciting, but it’s a nice continuation of the color scheme.

Hope you enjoyed that little peek into what my life in my little apartment looks like!

xo, Taylor

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  1. MySQL says

    October 22, 2017 at 6:08 am

    Exactly what I was searching for, thanks for putting up.

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  2. Jane Bentley says

    November 16, 2017 at 9:01 am

    Great tour and lovely room! Congrats on your work and I love the pillows!

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1️⃣ 12 long band shoulder presses to standing chest presses
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2️⃣ 12 upright rows to bicep curls
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3️⃣ 12 overhead triceps extensions per arm (the one leg stance is some bonus balance work!)
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4️⃣ 12 rear flies, featuring greg trying to fight my shadow
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5️⃣ 12 commandos
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6️⃣ 12 side-to-side pushups
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upper body circuit ‼️ i’ve been gravitating upper body circuit ‼️ i’ve been gravitating towards circuit-style workouts lately, because they really work up a sweat and home workouts just don’t feel as legit to me unless i’m hardcore sweating 🤷🏼‍♀️ i don’t mind not breaking much of a sweat at the gym, but it feels weird not to when i’m working out at home - anyone else feel this or am i just weird?? 😅
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do all exercises back to back with no rest in between!
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1️⃣ 10 push-ups to renegade rows
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2️⃣ 12 alternating bicep curls
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3️⃣ 12 diamond front raises
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4️⃣ 8 sets of 3 tricep pulses to this lil cross-body weight move that doesn’t have a name {keep your core tight to feel it on your obliques!}
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5️⃣ 15 bent-over rear delt rows
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6️⃣ finisher!! 🥵 10 burpees with 2 shoulder taps and 2 toe taps in the middle of each rep
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repeat 🔁 for a total of 3 rounds!!
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circuit 1️⃣: 10 step-ups to reverse lunges per leg
10 reverse lunges to curtsy lunges per leg
20 lateral lunges
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circuit 2️⃣:
10 squats to surrenders (stop in a squat position before standing up at the end to really feel this one)
10 stagger-stance rdls
20 criss-cross squat jumps
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circuit 3️⃣:
15 leg lifts per side
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15 frog pumps
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