When friends (or the friendly neighborhood 9-year-old) come by, your home reveals what you like and how you see yourself. More than that, it’s an ode to all things you. Being at home means getting to be in a rejuvenating space specifically personalized for you by you. The objects, walls, furniture, smell — all of it lives and breathes who you are.

Washington University was ranked number one in this year’s edition of the Princeton Review’s list of the “Best College Dorms.”

After the last crisp, clean sheet is stretched onto the bed and all the appliances find their own little corners to nestle, the place starts looking less like a dorm room and more like a home. The family has nearly an entire moment to appreciate their creation before a yell rings out through the hall. “Yo bro, can you help me with this box?”