Home and Garden Series
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UGA Student Turns Bedroom into Collection of Memories
A mirror from Peru hangs beside one from Morocco. Another came from Chile, and another from Colombia. Displayed around Noa Shefler’s bedroom are reminders of places she has visited, people she loves and memories she wants to keep close. For Shefler, decorating her college room isn’t about following a particular…
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UGA Student Makes Grandmillennial Style Personal While ‘Balling on a Budget’
Two framed prints of Paris hang in Madeline Taylor’s college room, looking more like a splurge than a bargain. Her mother found the pair at a consignment store in Ellaville, Georgia, for $40. For Taylor, a master of accountancy student at the University of Georgia, the water landscape prints fit…
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A Girlhood Museum: Look into ‘Warm, Cozy and Whimsy’ Bedroom
A giant beanbag chair sits in the corner of Emily Arjune’s bedroom, positioned just at the perfect angle to face her television. Nearby, a furry red Spider-Man lamp casts a warm glow over a collection of artwork, greenery, completed puzzles and knickknacks. The room is more than a place to…
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College Student Creates Safe Haven on a Budget
Hailey Moyer-Samarasinghe knows she is in a place where she can relax when she walks into her bedroom after a long day. “My favorite time to be in this room is at night because I get to put my ambient lights on, and it just feels very cozy,” she said.…
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The Accidental Coastal Grandma: How Taylor Jochum Embraces Old-Soul Style
Taylor Jochum’s bedroom is a curated collection of “a bunch of bits and pieces” of her life and the lives of those around her. Her grandmother’s Blue Willow china — a cat and a letter holder — sit on the shelves, and her grandfather’s 1970s Polaroid camera has made a…
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Home for Everyone: Inside a UGA RA’s Room of Refuge
Walk into Julia Randall’s room in Brumby Hall, and the calm hits before anything else. Soft creams and cool blues wash over the space. The blinds are pulled all the way up, not just for the light, but for the wide view of campus. The gold accents running through the…
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UGA Student Transforms Downtown Studio on $150 Budget
Stepping into Sydney Grove’s studio apartment in the heart of downtown Athens is like stepping into a life-size version of her scrapbook. Nothing in her apartment was designed to match, but somehow everything blends together. Sydney’s personality is everywhere you look, from mementos from her travels and favorite movie posters…