Room Decorating Contest

SFSU’s room decorating contest is a great way for you to show off your style, creativity and how you’ve settled into your new on-campus home! If you think you have the best room in your on-campus neighborhood, enter the contest today for a chance to win one of our great prizes!

2026 Contest Timeline

October 5

Deadline to enter contest. Entries accepted until 11:59 PM (PDT).

October 9

Finalists selected and notified.

October 26 - 29

Finalists' rooms will be featured on Instagram.

October 30

Winners announced on Instagram.

Prizes

GRAND PRIZES
(1 winner for each category)

Best Room North Neighborhood (UPN high-rises & gardens) | $100 Visa Gift Card
Best Room South Neighborhood (MSQ & UPS) | $100 Visa Gift Card
Best Room Central Neighborhood Group A (VCS & WGC) | $100 Visa Gift Card
Best Room Central Neighborhood Group B (TCS & TJS) | $100 Visa Gift Card

HONORABLE MENTION PRIZES
(1 winner for each category)

Best Lighting | $25 Gator Dollars
Best Theme | $25 Gator Dollars
Best Wall Art | $25 E-gift Card to Clean Bites at the Mashouf Wellness Center
Best Use of Space | $25 Voucher for Starbucks at Yerba Buena Dining Hall

Huge thank you to the OneCard Office, Sodexo and Clean Bites for donating the Honorable Mention prizes.

How to Enter

Review all the contest rules and criteria listed below then click the 'Enter the Contest' button to access the entry form. Participants will need to provide general information (name, SFSU Student ID number, building/room, etc.) and agree to the contest rules, requirements and photo release conditions.

Rules

Participants must currently live in on-campus housing. SFSU employees are not eligible to participate.
Only clear photos of bedrooms are eligible for submission. Photos of any other room or photos with people will not be considered.
Permission from each roommate assigned to the bedroom submitted to the contest is needed for participation.
Participants are required to like the contest post and follow SFSU Housing on one of the following social media platforms (Facebook: sfstatehousing, Twitter: sfstatehousing or Instagram: sfstate_housing).
All entries must comply with the Community Living Standards Guide.
Any submission deemed inappropriate or that depict policy violations will be disqualified.
Any submission with visible drug or alcohol paraphernalia, promotional materials, pornography or obscene material will be disqualified.
Any submission with visable policy violations will be addressed through the Student Conduct Process.

Judging Criteria and Requirements

Rooms will be judged based on cleanliness, creativity, lighting, theme, use of space, wall art, and overall design.
5 finalists for each neighborhood will be selected and asked to provide additional photos and/or a short video to move to the next stage of the contest. Instructions and deadline will be provided via email. Any finalist who does not provide the additional requirements within the given timeframe will not be eligible to win a prize.
Finalist rooms will be featured on Instagram during the final voting period.
1 finalist from each neighborhood category (North, South, Central Group A and Central Group B) will win the grand prize and 4 finalists will win 1 of the 4 honorable mention prizes. (8 winners total)
Winners will announced on social media.