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Tamara Wingerter and Stephanie Swedenburg Knight started their Dorm Rooms of Mississippi and Beyond Facebook group in 2020

The page has become a hub for some of the most extravagant college rooms across the country, some of which can cost nearly $20,000, even without the use of a professional designer

PEOPLE spoke to one of the Facebook group founders and a member who went all-out on decorating their kids' homes away from home this year

It's the Thursday before Ole Miss move-in day, and Monicah Wells can't believe it's all finally coming together. If you asked her when she initially started planning her freshman daughter's dorm room, Monicah's first answer would probably be 18 years ago, when Chrimson was born.

"Having a daughter and living in the South and all the things

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