Fixer Upper: Dorm edition

We're back to school, which means it's time to make a cement-walled room the size of a storage closet feel like somewhere an actual human would live. Here's how five UNC students made the most of their space and, in the words of Phillip Phillips, made this place their home.

Arts and Culture Assistant Editor Kayla Boswell asked students how they decorate their dorm rooms. 

Mahogany Frazier 

Junior, nursing major

“I really wanted to go for a grown-up feel this year. I wanted good energy in my room and to make it feel like home.”

Kierra Pittman

Junior, media and journalism major

“I’m from a small town, and I’m really big on family and friends, and I wanted to create that homey feel for my room here at Carolina."

Beth Suraphel 

Junior, undecided

“I’m ethnically from Ethiopia, and culture is a big thing to me. I really wanted to incorporate that into my room this year.”

Alex Organ

Junior, human development and family studies major

“I wanted a homey feel to my room. I really like art, and most of the paintings in here I did by myself.”

Kiera Peoples

Sophomore, exercise and sport science major

“I had the decorations from last year, and I added more stuff. The lights around the room are for a more chill vibe. This feels like a better, improved version of home.”