My son is heading to college, so I'm in a group chat with the other moms of his future roommates. The moms are texting frequently, laying out their Amazon carts, and buying expensive kitchen tools.

Monogrammed headboards? Stainless steel espresso machines? Meal kits delivered? Sounds like the supplies for a housewarming party, right? You might be surprised to learn that these items and many more ...

When Dawn Thomas dropped off her daughters at college, she decorated their dorm room as a parting gift. The results were so impressive, she was enlisted to do the same for her niece, then others in ...

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I went off to college in the 1990s with the understanding that a dorm room should be as functional as an army barrack and only slightly more luxurious than a bunk at sleepaway camp. If the linoleum ...