Dorm Sweet Dorm, A Makeover Story

Turner House Sample Room Makeover

shopSCAD and Working Class Studio joined forces to makeover the Turner House sample dorm room. This room, located in Turner House, is the freshman dorm and is shown to prospective SCAD students and parents so they can get an idea of what residential life will be like on campus.

Jonathan Osborne and I had a ball infusing giant doses of color and pattern so characteristic to the aesthetic of both Working Class Studio and shopSCAD.

Rugs by SCAD alums Domestic Construction, Puffy Frames and Re-Gift Boxes by Working Class Studio

Formerly this room was decorated with a softer, more neutral palette that was decidedly  feminine. Our desire was to make the room more inviting to both guys and gals so we went for a unisex-y approach and even made mail slots for hypothetical students with the gender-neutral names of Sam, Pat and Chris. Once we named our "prospective students" for this room, we thought of what their majors could be and decided designwise to show this through a cork mood board framed with a different color puffy frame by Working Class Studio at each student desk.

One was a fashion student with sketches, fabric swatches and sewing machine; another a graphic design student with a Pantone book, computer and magazine clips; and lastly we had an illustration student with paints, colored pencils, artist model and Working Class Studio sketchbook.

SCAD hoodie sweatshirts, Re-Gift Boxes, and Savannah Toile curtains and pillow by Working Class Studio. Rug by SCAD alums Domestic Construction 

While we were still thinking up the arrangement we were glad to be interrupted by a SCAD tour coming through. The SCAD student giving the tour gave us the great space-saving idea to stack one of the three beds on top of the two student drawers.

For those of you who like to compare and contrast, go to the bottom of this post for before and after pictures! This room is packed with fabulous work made by shopSCAD artists and Working Class Studio, and much of what you see in the room is available at shopSCAD for purchase.

Please email or call us for more information 912.525.5180 or info@shopscad.com.

Totem and fabric tomatoes by SCAD alums Domestic Construction, ceramic piggy bank by SCAD alumna Yoshimi Hosoda 

Puffy Frames, Kathleen Collection Record Lamp, Nicole Collection Cork planters, Savannah Toile curtains by Working Class Studio

Ceramic Skull Mugs by Yoshimi Hosoda, Vintage Trophy by Kyle Millsap, Puffy Frames, Kathleen Collection record lamp, Savannah Toile curtains by Working Class Studio

Good news!  If you love this Savannah Toile fabric and would like to make some curtains for yourself it will soon be available at shopSCAD for purchase by the yard.  The toile print was designed by SCAD fibers alumna Morena Guzman for Working Class Studio several years ago and features a scene typical of a Savannah square with SCAD student riding his bike. It is quite charming and very popular at the shop. We sell a whole lot of the tea towels and aprons! The toile is available as shown in burnt scarlet and also in teal, mustard and gecko.

The Kathleen Collection Lamp by Working Class Studio is made from vintage album covers and makes a cool unisex-y accessory in the dorm room. It has been featured in numerous magazines including Every Day with Rachael Ray!

Journals and Sketchbooks, Kathleen Collection Record Lamp, Savannah Toile Curtain, Nicole Collection Cork Planter by Working Class Studio  

Journals and Sketchbooks, Kathleen Collection Record Lamp by Working Class Studio

Chair Pillow by SCAD alumna Laura Davis, Savannah Toile Pillow, Sarah Collection Pillows, and Re-Gift Box by Working Class Studio 

I think we loved this desk area the most as Jonathan and I both have big love for all things fashion. Too bad I didn't get the desk level before snapping picture! The Working Class Studio Puffy Frame in slate showcases this student’s major of fashion design.  

Puffy Frame by Working Class Studio, Rug by Domestic Construction

The rug by the girls at Domestic Construction was designed by laying out paper cut-outs in different patterns. The resulting image was then printed on the rugs. They are completely washable and can even be used outdoors!

Sketchbook by Working Class Studio  

It was essential to include a classic SCAD book, the biography of André Leon Talley, a fashion icon, former editor-at-large at VOGUE magazine who also happens to be on SCAD's Board of Trustees. We love Andre!

It was awesome to have found this sketch in the room before starting the project!  This designer is obviously not designing for just the size 2 customer.

Puffy Frame by Working Class Studio

Savannah Toile Tea Towel, SCAD Coffee Mug and Melamine Dinnerware by Working Class Studio, Rug by Domestic Construction

This is a busy area and space allocation is at a premium here with the vanity area and food prep station so close. We provided many snacks for Sam, Chris and Pat - not all healthy but colorful nonetheless.

Art prints by Benjamin Stanley, Courtney Shelton and Tim Degner, Magnets by Molly Evans and Working Class Studio, SCAD Coffee Mugs, Re-Gift Box, Charles Collection Clock, and Melamine By Working Class Studio

SCAD Coffee Mugs, Kay Collection Melamine, Re-Gift Box by Working Class Studio

Yummy! Cheese puffs, gumdrops, and Twizzlers washed down with Vitamin Water. 

Prints by Courtney Shelton, Benjamin Stanley and Tim Degner. Charles Collection Clock and Nicole Collection Cork Planter by Working Class Studio.

Plushkills mounted above mirror by SCAD alumna Jessica Knapp

Ahhh, the bathroom was rather tight so we decided to purchase an over-the-commode storage area. It worked out beautifully to store lots of shopSCAD bath products goodies by SCAD alumna Kate Bethel. I like to think that Sam, Pat and Chris will just love Kate's fresh fig bath bombs, grapefruit and vanilla triple-milled soap, milk and sugar shampoo and conditioner, and Earl Grey perfume! The shower curtain was custom made by Working Class Studio in their lovely Savannah Toile fabric in teal.  The artwork "$5.00 EVERY-THINGS" is a wood block print by SCAD alumna Jennifer Jenkins. The rug was made by SCAD alumnae Trish Andersen and Maureen Walsh of Domestic Construction. 

Savannah Toile shower curtain by Working Class Studio, shopSCAD bath products by Kate Bethel, Rug by Domestic Construction, print by Jennifer Jenkins

shopSCAD bath products by Kate Bethel, print by Jennifer Jenkins

Rubber duckies are always a cozy addition to a bathroom, right?

Savannah Toile Curtains and SCAD t-shirts by Working Class Studio

The Savannah Toile Curtains in gecko really make the closet area seem more inviting.

Hypothetical student mail area

Jonathan did not scrimp on details, I must point out that this tube mailer is humorously addressed to "Pat C. Klein." Yay! Well, it made us happy anyway.

SCAD T-shirt and Savannah Toile Curtains by Working Class Studio

OK, so here are the before pictures. This is what the room looked like when we arrived! You can spy Jonathan and my handbag in a few of these  as we were in the brainstorming process.