Jordan Sholem, New York Classic

"I wanted the room to be sophisticated but still bright and cheery. We achieved this by picking a bright color scheme: navy and light blue. The black and white 1950's fashion photos that we hung are contrasted by the blue stripes. In order to get away with both of these things, we had to work around the Residential Life Policies which forbid us from hanging wallpaper or putting any nails in our walls. We mounted the prints on black cardboard and stuck them to the walls with blue painters tape. The stripes, which appear to be painted, are actually stickers called Wall Pops that can easily be removed and are very affordable! To make the room look "put-together", my roommate and I decided to match our bedding and pillows."

Photographed by Christy Kurtz