Guilfordian, September 14, 1983
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Treat Your Imagination;
By Todd Owens
Wandering the dark dreary
halls of Milner, I strived to see a
dorm room with character and
creativity. As I walked down the
halls, a bright light grabbed me
from the monotony. Without
resistance, I glided into a room
that was filled with space.
Wonder of all wonders! There
was a sitting room!! I was in
awe. It was room *153, home of
Brad Barrow and Andrews Shoff
ner, sophomores. Their secret
was to raise their beds to loft
height and put in some extras
such as a couch and a lazy boy
chair. But that's not all. They
have installed their own unique
light fixtures, a ceiling fan, and a
huge storage space above their
door and closets which are still in
the making.
"It's a great room. Come on by
and have a drink," said Brad as I
left to find other creative minds.
I made my way to Binford Hall
where I met Jenny Mclnnes and
Marissa Doolady in room *2OB.
They succeeded in covering the
obscene baby blue walls and
white ceiling by hanging
tapestries and batiks. Marissa
bought the tapestries in New
York but says that you can get
them at any import shop for
about $20.00. Jenny made the
batik, a method of dying and wax
ing. They also have shimmering
wind chimes, which add to the
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Right down the hall, Patti Mc-
Cracken made her antique
48-star American Flag into a
useful interior decoration. Only a
creative mind would think to use
this artifact for drapes. How
patriotic! When asked if she sup
ports unemployment,
Reaganomics, and the American
Way, she said "No."
Having a much better outlook
on dorm rooms, I made my way
to Mary Hobbs. The rooms are
slightly bigger with a lot more
possibilities. Carol Nieukirk and
Jessica Marlin, sophomores,
have outdone themselves by
making a loft which has enough
room to comfortably hold two
beds, a shelf and room enough for
whatever. Carol said that they've
had up to ten people up there at
one time. Room 16 is now known
as the party room of Mary Hobbs.
"It makes it easier to live here
at Guilford. It's a very comfor
table thing to have. It's like a
home now," said Carol.
Conceivably, with Hobbs' high
ceilings, a second floor to a room
could be made. Carol's loft,
almost completely free-standing
was designed by her roommate's
boyfriend Jimmy last year. Carol
and Jessica with the help of many
friends erected this "second
floor" last year and petitioned to
leave it standing over the sum
mer. Usually, when individuals
change their room in some way,
it is expected to be left in its
original state. These girls did
successfully petition the Housing
office to leave the loft intact over
the summer.
In Shore Hall, I encountered
many different efforts of creative
minds to make the bare
cinderblock a little friendlier.
Laura Park and Kelley Little
share room *204. They have hung
posters with a philosophical
trend. One that had a special ef
fect on me was "Dreams are
wings for the soul; Let your
dreams soar."
I also visited Kelly Bowden and
Samantha Moore in room *2ll. It
seemed that everything on their
wall should have been in the sea.
...in the air I mean. On the wall
was a green and yellow horseshoe
crab made out of nylon cloth
which I later found out was a kite.
A fish kite hanging from the win
dow added a certain uniqueness
to the room. Other creative un
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forgetables included a Smurf doll
in the refrigerator, Piglet hang
ing from a balloon, a red phone
and two forest green chairs
(looks like Christmas).
"...better than the creative
room are the creative people in
it," said Samantha. Deep.
As I made the long trek to
English Hall, I thought about all
the different ideas in creative
decorating I had seen. It was
good to know that the students at
Guilford try to make their dorm
rooms more comfortable. This is
only a reflection of the friendly
atmosphere that surrounds
Guilford.
In room 22, English Hall, Lyn
Winslow and Nick Davies made
their room seem more like a liv
ing space instead of a bedroom.
They did this by getting different
sized pillows and cushions for
their beds. Jim Freeman, a sailor
at heart, shows his creativity by
putting a sail to a sunfish on this
wall. It adds a whole new dimen
sion to the linear box-like room.
I left English and went to
Bryan Hall. This is where I found
the ultimate in dorm room
decorating. Arthur Lynn and
Mike Lawson (known to everyone
as Rex) reside in the luxurious
D 223. What these two have done
is not only creative, ingenious,
and fantastic but also expensive,
challenging, and laborious.
Arthur and Rex built a normal
sturdy bunk bed, but unlike
anyone else, they added several
touches that makes it unique.
"L" shaped carpeted stairs come
down from the top of the bunk to a
platform where a refrigerator
rests, and from the platform the
stairs continue to the floor. Under
the platform there is a storage
space.
The design of this room took
place at Rex's home in Virginia
Beach. They worked diligently
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Photo by Kitty Hubbard