LIVING

LIVING RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: JUMBO STYLE

Residential life is an essential part of the traditional college experience. What begins as a vacant bed, empty dresser, and bare desk turns into the lived-in backdrop of first-year living. Curating your brand new bedroom to fit your own needs and aesthetics is something many first-years take seriously—and for good reason! This is the room where you begin and end every day. Even in the face of incalculable change, humans have a remarkable skill to make themselves at home—wherever they reside. With the help of some well-placed string lights, maybe some wall decor, and a cute bedspread, Tufts students begin to find their “home.”

1 “I painted all the posters/quotes myself and the pictures are of me and my friends/family. My main goal was just to make it super bright and cheery!!” —Sydney Bulatao ’24

2 “I brought this canvas as a reminder of home—it’s one of my favorite Parks and Rec quotes, and my best friend painted it and gifted it to me for my 19th birthday. This canvas is special to me because it not only reminds me of the comfort of home, but of the importance of my relationships with my friends.” —Katie Moynihan ’24 3 “I spent a lot of time over the summer planning out my room—I wanted it to be really cozy since

I knew I’d be in it more than I would in a typical semester. Also, I brought a ton of snacks.” —Chris Tomo ’24

4 “I brought posters, books and lights to my room, to make it feel like home... Product placement with the elephant.” —Anneke Chan ’24

5 “This necklace was gifted to me by my best friend’s mother, and reminds me of my home and friends back in Albuquerque, New Mexico.” —Maya Land ’24 6 “I picked up two framed, floral pictures from a side-of-the-road flea market somewhere between the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan and

Rhinelander, Wisconsin when I went on a camping trip this summer (the Polaroids are from the same trip!). I found the presidents and Wilderness

Act posters rolled up in my basement, untouched since my father’s college days in 1989. I ordered the variety of postcards off of Redbubble to fill in the extra space and added fairy lights to complete the vaguely cottagecore aesthetic (a welcomed contrast to the virtual school environment).” —Elizabeth Foster ’24

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