{"id":10056,"date":"2020-06-15T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/?post_type=community&p=10056"},"modified":"2023-12-13T20:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T01:19:28","slug":"freshman-bound-what-to-do-with-your-college-bound-kids-room","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/community\/freshman-bound-what-to-do-with-your-college-bound-kids-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman Bound: What to do with your college-bound kid\u2019s room"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s get this out of the way right from the start: After dropping off your college student at their new dorm room, don\u2019t speed home to begin renovating their bedroom! While emptying out a childhood room wouldn\u2019t make for a great Thanksgiving homecoming, you don\u2019t have to \u201cerase\u201d anyone to make optimal use of the space. Instead, take advantage of a now-less used room with one of these strategies.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t erase your college student from their room but create a new balance and new found usable space.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Home a lot?<\/h2>\n

If you anticipate your son or daughter returning home regularly \u2013 more than one weekend a month, and over the summer \u2013 there\u2019s only so much that can be done. In this scenario, focus on reclaiming storage space. Your kid probably took most of their clothes to their dorm, so start by organizing and packing up the remains of their closet and dressers. Use the freed-up square footage for storing linens and other items that don\u2019t have a place.<\/p>\n

Home a little?<\/h2>\n

If your college kid is planning on staying near campus or working as an intern over the summers, you can begin colonizing the room. Consider repainting the room in a calm neutral like putty gray. Swap out posters and pin boards for more widely-appealing artwork like nature photography or abstract watercolor paintings. Keep the bed, but refashion it as a daybed with some large throw pillows. Create a workspace with a larger desk and office storage \u2013 if you\u2019re working from a laptop, folding it up and taking it to the kitchen will be a minor inconvenience with your son or daughter comes home to visit.<\/p>\n

Just visits?<\/h2>\n

\"\"If you don\u2019t anticipate your kid coming back regularly, it\u2019s time to rethink how their old room is being used. If you have a younger child with their eye on the \u201cbig room,\u201d now\u2019s the time to move them up. If you\u2019re working from home more often and don\u2019t have a dedicated office space, the bedroom will be a great starting point. If you regularly host visitors \u2013\u00a0including your kid \u2013 then transforming the room to a more general-purpose guest room would be wise. In any of these cases, it\u2019s time to play with color and design, whether giving your younger child a fun space, creating an energizing work environment, or providing your houseguests with a memorable room.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s Get Painting<\/h3>\n

Our team at CertaPro Painters\u00ae of Waukesha County is trained to help walk you through the process, from color to finish. Schedule your\u00a0estimate online<\/a><\/u>, or by calling us at\u00a0262-955-8594<\/a>\u00a0to speak with a painting professional about the painting plan that fits the goals of your space and your budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s get this out of the way right from the start: After dropping off your college student at their new dorm room, don\u2019t speed home to begin renovating their bedroom! While emptying out a childhood room wouldn\u2019t make for a great Thanksgiving homecoming, you don\u2019t have to \u201cerase\u201d anyone to make optimal use of theRead the full article <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","categories":[20,185,51,52],"tags":[81,142],"class_list":["post-10056","community","type-community","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-interior-painting","category-interior-room","category-residential-painting","tag-interior-painting","tag-kids-bedroom-painting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/10056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/community"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/10056\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/waukesha-county\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}