Some of the rooms have custom artwork . Others, chandeliers . One even has a disco ball hanging from the ceiling.

No, these aren't houses that got revamped on HGTV . (Though, some of the creative transformations would fit right in on the channel.) They're college dorm rooms − and the jaw-dropping lengths to which some are going to make the tight student living quarters as luxurious as possible are going viral on TikTok .

Online, some parents seem to spare no expense to take their kids' dorm rooms from drab to chic, even employing professional interior designers and decorators for the task. But in some cases, students are the ones seeking out the design help or re-doing their dorms themselves, DIY-style. Alethea Jay , an interior designer who went viral for revamping her sister's dorm room, says in a housing market where owning a home seems more and more out-of-reach , many Gen Zers want to make the most of what they already have, even if it's just a dorm room they'll be in for a year.

"l see so many people say, 'I can't wait to do this when I get my home,' or 'I am going to call you when I get to buy my first house,'" Jay says. "And I just keep reminding people you don't have to wait. There is a process.

Give yourself the experience now in an affordable way. You don't have to wait until you get your forever home." Who says a college dorm rooms can't be luxurious? #DormTok − the corner of TikTok for all things college dorms − is replete with stunning designs in small qua.