Thanks. Nice room. Can the bed be raised without lofting? Or if doing the bedloft, can we choose how high to loft? I don't want it to be too high. it would be difficult to get up and down. I only want to have some storage space underneath the bed.
Standard beds come raised a bit. In the video, you can see that the lofted beds have two bedframes. Regular beds only have one. Each frame has rugs inside the legs that support the bed. It is pretty easy to adjust those yourself a couple rungs up or down. I recommend bringing a rubber mallet and a few people to help you hold the bed up. Also, Bedloft employees are usually on campus at various locations during move in and would probably be happy to help you out, even if you don't have a loft. I will say, many students loft their beds, possibly even the majority and they do not have issues with getting in and out. It looks intimidating, but it really isn't that bad. If you're very concerned about it, you can always bring a stepladder.
@annem.2022 Thank you! I got it from Target but I haven't seen it sold there since I bought it. That said, Target, Amazon, and I'm sure many other places sell similar ones to this that would also work!
Thanks for the informative video. My son is assigned to Freida Parker and he's lofting the bed. I have a few questions. 1) Do you know where your roommate purchased the cubby/stairs? 2) How did you attach things to the wall? 3) How was the pin board above your roommates desk attached? Hope you have a great year!
You're welcome! 1) My roommate did not purchase the cubby staircase. She built them with her dad and brother. I can reach out to her and see if she can give me specific dimensions so you can recreate them, but it is just wood planks screwed together (which is surprisingly sturdy). 2) We used command strips and removed them very carefully at the end of the year. 3) She used the velcro command strips to attach the board to the bedframe above her desk. Thanks for the well wishes!
@@kjpurdueinsights Thank you! No need to reach out about the cubby staircase. We have dimensions of bed. It makes sense that it was built vs. bought. Prefab cubbies are not made to carry heavy weights. We're thinking of buying a sturdy ladder to start out. We are OOS.
@@MaxineScheer I am out of state as well and I totally get it. I will say, I haven't used a ladder in the two years my bed has been lofted and it's worked out perfectly fine for me. It definitely isn't necessary, but if it helps you feel more comfortable climbing up, by all means go for it! My roommate freshman year used a folding stepladder so she could store it out of the way during the day and only have it out at night.
Hi! I'm living in the honors college right now and am considering where to live for next year. Since you came from the honors college would you recommend Frieda? Or would you say honors again or Winifred is a better option?
I think Freida or Winifred are your best options just because Honors has very limited spaces for upperclassmen. I personally don't have a preference for living in an honors vs non-honors building. Just remember that if any of your roommate(s) aren't in honors you won't be able to live in the honors residences, including Winifred.
Unfortunately, I no longer have access to that room. I could only get into my room when I lived there. They were about 3 ft deep though. You can always go to the housing website and find the floorplan for Freida and check if the closets are dimensioned.
and this is unrelated to the video, but i saw your description says that you're the captain of the womens club volleyball team!! i was wondering, are there opportunities in the club volleyball for near-beginners? (or other opportunities to play/learn for beginners) i really love the sport, but ive barely played in middle school, and didn't really get to play in high school so im basically a beginner- thanks :D
Purdue has two levels (aside from Varsity) for volleyball - Intramural and Club. Intramural teams is where you will find some more of the beginning players, but you can always try out for club and decide to do the intramural league instead. Club is much more competitive and we travel to tournaments both semesters and to nationals in the spring. Most commonly, club players at least played in high school and usually also played at junior volleyball clubs for a few years, but we do have some new players on the team. If you go through the entire tryout process you might also be offered a practice player spot which is less of a commitment. Practice players are not on a team and do not travel (unless they are filling in for another player) but can come to most practices and work to improve their skills, help support the club, and maybe make a team the next semester. If you want to see what Club volleyball is like, we host an open gym the Sunday before classes start and tryouts begin the next day. You can find more information about that as the school year approaches on the Purdue Women's Club Volleyball Instagram page. :D
i’m moving into this dorm this semester! ik you responded to someone else about this, but, do yk if the regular beds can be lifted high enough to put the dressers underneath the bed? is it possible to have the lofted hee be lowered way down so that it is only high enough to put the dresser under the bed?
ok tysm! i’m having a hard time visualizing the space bc on the website, the beds look like they are super low and no one at the front desk or bedloft has been able to help me to explain the beds😭
@@sierra5965 worst case scenario, you can always raise the beds with some help from others. They basically sit on rungs that are spaced out every couple inches in the legs so you just need to lift the bed off those rungs (a rubber mallet could be helpful) and have people hold the bed up while you take it off of each leg and set it back down on the rung of your choice.
Hey there, thanks for the great video! I am a freshman in 24Spring, and I only sign for the Spring semester for Freida. Is it possible to stay in my assigned room in 24Fall?
Hi! I'm glad you liked the video! I'm not certain how the housing department will handle your situation. I suggest calling them and asking. (765) 494-1000
this is so usefull aa thank you! :D the official website barely has any photos and ive been tryna unsuccessfully scour reddit, and this provided such a good insight to what the dorms would actually look like. plus the room is so so well decorated, i absolutely love how you guys made it super homey!! i just thought of a couple questions, was the mini fridge provided by the hall or did you guys get one yourselves? it wasnt mentioned on the features, so just wondering and the space looks amazing with the lofted beds! what was the process like? do you recommend lofting the beds? did you decide to get both your beds lofted together, or was it an individual decision? im aware that you technically get 3 other roommates, how did you guys decide which person to room with together? or is that predetermined? thanks sm in advance 🫶🫶
Hi! Thank you so much! We worked hard to make sure our room felt homey and inviting :) The mini fridge was from Target, but you can also rent those from Bedloft (the same company that lofts the beds. For the fridge, I highly recommend purchasing your own because it is really nice to have a separate freezer from the fridge space. Many times, freezers in the fridge struggle to stay cold enough to keep things frozen and are too small to fit some things like pints of ice cream. Lofting is an individual decsion and each roommate that wants to loft their bed will need to go to Bedloft.com and make an account, register with their university and room information, and pay for the rental loft. They will loft the beds and have them ready for you by the time you move in. All of my roommates have lofted their beds in the past. We have all found it very helpful with the extra space it provides for seating and having people over, as well as providing another space to study or dry laundry. Some people think it's a pain to climb up and down everyday, but honestly I think it's totally worth it and not that bad at all. If you have three roommates already selected you can assign the roommates to a bed and each room is labeled with A or B. For example, one roommate might have bed Room#AA and the other roommate in the same bedroom will be assigned to Room#AB and so on. However, incoming freshmen usually are placed in a room and don't select it themselves, so you might just get placed in a certain bed predetermined by Purdue's. system. In that case, it doesn't really matter which bed you actually use, just as long as everyone takes the appropriate responsibility if any damage to the room occurs. If you only had one roommate that you picked before that deadline, you might be paired with another pair of selected roommates and then you would likely be placed in a bedroom with your own previously selected roommate. Does that help?
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Thanks. Nice room. Can the bed be raised without lofting? Or if doing the bedloft, can we choose how high to loft? I don't want it to be too high. it would be difficult to get up and down. I only want to have some storage space underneath the bed.
Standard beds come raised a bit. In the video, you can see that the lofted beds have two bedframes. Regular beds only have one. Each frame has rugs inside the legs that support the bed. It is pretty easy to adjust those yourself a couple rungs up or down. I recommend bringing a rubber mallet and a few people to help you hold the bed up. Also, Bedloft employees are usually on campus at various locations during move in and would probably be happy to help you out, even if you don't have a loft. I will say, many students loft their beds, possibly even the majority and they do not have issues with getting in and out. It looks intimidating, but it really isn't that bad. If you're very concerned about it, you can always bring a stepladder.
Do you happen to remember how big was the area rug you used in your room? Thank you for all of your help!
I believe it was roughly 5x8 or 5x7
Did you have to bring your own curtain rod for the closet or did Purdue provide you guys with one?
I brought my own. It is not a requirement by any means but it was nice for some privacy for your belongings.
The video is very helpful, thank you. I was just wondering where you got the drying rack you had under your bed?
@annem.2022 Thank you! I got it from Target but I haven't seen it sold there since I bought it. That said, Target, Amazon, and I'm sure many other places sell similar ones to this that would also work!
Great video - very helpful, especially to incoming freshmen!
Where did you get the cool desk organizers?
Amazon!
Here is the link! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BHK38GW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Very useful, thank you! Question, where did you get that drying rack that you had under your bed?
I got it at Target, but I haven't seen one like it there since. There are other folding drying racks though, just not the same design.
Thanks for the informative video. My son is assigned to Freida Parker and he's lofting the bed. I have a few questions. 1) Do you know where your roommate purchased the cubby/stairs? 2) How did you attach things to the wall? 3) How was the pin board above your roommates desk attached? Hope you have a great year!
You're welcome! 1) My roommate did not purchase the cubby staircase. She built them with her dad and brother. I can reach out to her and see if she can give me specific dimensions so you can recreate them, but it is just wood planks screwed together (which is surprisingly sturdy). 2) We used command strips and removed them very carefully at the end of the year. 3) She used the velcro command strips to attach the board to the bedframe above her desk. Thanks for the well wishes!
@@kjpurdueinsights Thank you! No need to reach out about the cubby staircase. We have dimensions of bed. It makes sense that it was built vs. bought. Prefab cubbies are not made to carry heavy weights. We're thinking of buying a sturdy ladder to start out. We are OOS.
@@MaxineScheer I am out of state as well and I totally get it. I will say, I haven't used a ladder in the two years my bed has been lofted and it's worked out perfectly fine for me. It definitely isn't necessary, but if it helps you feel more comfortable climbing up, by all means go for it! My roommate freshman year used a folding stepladder so she could store it out of the way during the day and only have it out at night.
@@kjpurdueinsights Thank you. I meant a folding step ladder.
Hi! I'm living in the honors college right now and am considering where to live for next year. Since you came from the honors college would you recommend Frieda? Or would you say honors again or Winifred is a better option?
I think Freida or Winifred are your best options just because Honors has very limited spaces for upperclassmen. I personally don't have a preference for living in an honors vs non-honors building. Just remember that if any of your roommate(s) aren't in honors you won't be able to live in the honors residences, including Winifred.
Could you possibly measure out the depth of the closet, so we could see the exact dimensions of the room?
Unfortunately, I no longer have access to that room. I could only get into my room when I lived there. They were about 3 ft deep though. You can always go to the housing website and find the floorplan for Freida and check if the closets are dimensioned.
and this is unrelated to the video, but i saw your description says that you're the captain of the womens club volleyball team!! i was wondering, are there opportunities in the club volleyball for near-beginners? (or other opportunities to play/learn for beginners) i really love the sport, but ive barely played in middle school, and didn't really get to play in high school so im basically a beginner-
thanks :D
Purdue has two levels (aside from Varsity) for volleyball - Intramural and Club. Intramural teams is where you will find some more of the beginning players, but you can always try out for club and decide to do the intramural league instead. Club is much more competitive and we travel to tournaments both semesters and to nationals in the spring. Most commonly, club players at least played in high school and usually also played at junior volleyball clubs for a few years, but we do have some new players on the team. If you go through the entire tryout process you might also be offered a practice player spot which is less of a commitment. Practice players are not on a team and do not travel (unless they are filling in for another player) but can come to most practices and work to improve their skills, help support the club, and maybe make a team the next semester. If you want to see what Club volleyball is like, we host an open gym the Sunday before classes start and tryouts begin the next day. You can find more information about that as the school year approaches on the Purdue Women's Club Volleyball Instagram page. :D
i’m moving into this dorm this semester! ik you responded to someone else about this, but, do yk if the regular beds can be lifted high enough to put the dressers underneath the bed? is it possible to have the lofted hee be lowered way down so that it is only high enough to put the dresser under the bed?
The beds come raised if you don't contact Bedloft to loft them and the raised height can fit the dressers underneath :)
ok tysm! i’m having a hard time visualizing the space bc on the website, the beds look like they are super low and no one at the front desk or bedloft has been able to help me to explain the beds😭
@@sierra5965 worst case scenario, you can always raise the beds with some help from others. They basically sit on rungs that are spaced out every couple inches in the legs so you just need to lift the bed off those rungs (a rubber mallet could be helpful) and have people hold the bed up while you take it off of each leg and set it back down on the rung of your choice.
Hey there, thanks for the great video! I am a freshman in 24Spring, and I only sign for the Spring semester for Freida. Is it possible to stay in my assigned room in 24Fall?
Hi! I'm glad you liked the video! I'm not certain how the housing department will handle your situation. I suggest calling them and asking. (765) 494-1000
@andyshao1459 How did it work out with housing?
@@kjpurdueinsightsThey didn't tell me the exact answer sadly. Only told me when I should apply for the 24 Fall, lol. Thanks for your concern though.
Just wondering if you could sit up without hitting your head in the lofted bed?
Yep! I even raised mine to the highest bar and I didn't hit my head. I'm about 5'3"
this is so usefull aa thank you! :D the official website barely has any photos and ive been tryna unsuccessfully scour reddit, and this provided such a good insight to what the dorms would actually look like. plus the room is so so well decorated, i absolutely love how you guys made it super homey!!
i just thought of a couple questions, was the mini fridge provided by the hall or did you guys get one yourselves? it wasnt mentioned on the features, so just wondering
and the space looks amazing with the lofted beds! what was the process like? do you recommend lofting the beds? did you decide to get both your beds lofted together, or was it an individual decision?
im aware that you technically get 3 other roommates, how did you guys decide which person to room with together? or is that predetermined?
thanks sm in advance 🫶🫶
Hi! Thank you so much! We worked hard to make sure our room felt homey and inviting :) The mini fridge was from Target, but you can also rent those from Bedloft (the same company that lofts the beds. For the fridge, I highly recommend purchasing your own because it is really nice to have a separate freezer from the fridge space. Many times, freezers in the fridge struggle to stay cold enough to keep things frozen and are too small to fit some things like pints of ice cream. Lofting is an individual decsion and each roommate that wants to loft their bed will need to go to Bedloft.com and make an account, register with their university and room information, and pay for the rental loft. They will loft the beds and have them ready for you by the time you move in. All of my roommates have lofted their beds in the past. We have all found it very helpful with the extra space it provides for seating and having people over, as well as providing another space to study or dry laundry. Some people think it's a pain to climb up and down everyday, but honestly I think it's totally worth it and not that bad at all. If you have three roommates already selected you can assign the roommates to a bed and each room is labeled with A or B. For example, one roommate might have bed Room#AA and the other roommate in the same bedroom will be assigned to Room#AB and so on. However, incoming freshmen usually are placed in a room and don't select it themselves, so you might just get placed in a certain bed predetermined by Purdue's. system. In that case, it doesn't really matter which bed you actually use, just as long as everyone takes the appropriate responsibility if any damage to the room occurs. If you only had one roommate that you picked before that deadline, you might be paired with another pair of selected roommates and then you would likely be placed in a bedroom with your own previously selected roommate. Does that help?