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Dorm Essentials for College Students - furniture, space saving, and cute themes/accesories 💛
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items Essentials for college students looking to spruce up their rooms and save space/money. Perfect for students looking to order online or shop in person, alternative price points/sizes listed for most items.
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Furniture 🛋️
Accessories 🪞
Decor 🧸
Cleaning 🧼
Furniture 🛋️
Small furniture pieces useful for space saving and creating a nice environment in the dorm! All reccs from current college students :)
Can be used well as a side table for lifted beds or under-bed storage. Paired with the foldable fabric drawers listed in accessories, its so useful to save space. I use it to store my painting supplies, underwear/socks, and toiletries. Super easy to ...
6 Cube Organizer - Brightroom
I built for both my room at home and at school, its really useful and a good alternative for the larger 6 cube if you have a smaller space. Built in about 45 min with a screwdriver, easy to put together and very solid.
4 Cube Organizer - Brightroom
Only 2 ft tall so it fits under most college dorm desks, really good for easy storage and opaque drawers are good for more privacy. Quite sturdy feeling and comes in a few colors. Lightweight and easy to carry when empty so convenient for move in.
4 Drawer Tower - Brightroom
Small, storable, and super comfy. Really useful when hosting guests, also creates a nice comfy vibe in the room. Also great for bonding with roommates if you're in a suite, they're more likely to come and hang out.
Comfy Saucer Chair
absolutely essential for organization. In my dorm, we don't wear shoes, and the shoe rack is small and sturdy, perfect for keeping the space clear. Also short enough to fit within the bed, again great for space saving.
4 Tier Bamboo Shoe Rack
Accessories 🪞
Smaller items for around the room. Lighting, storage, ambiance.
small and portable, and highly affordable. Great for leaving room on the desk, may need another lamp for luminance on the face though.
Lighted Travel Mirror
A larger option for desktop setups. An affordable and cute way to create a vanity setup, provides a good amount of light while getting ready. My roommate swears by it for her makeup table.
Vanity Makeup Mirror with Lights
Really great for the desk, since it clips onto the side you reserve space on the desktop for other items. Also great as a reading light with dimmable settings and alternate settings for light warmth.
LED Clip-on Desk Lamp
a little tall so for desks with an attached shelf it may not work. Good for sneaky extension with additional plugs/outlets.
Table Lamp LED Bulb
Essential for organization of cleaning supplies, toiletries, and other items. Incredibly affordable and sturdy, decently tall so it holds quite a lot of stuff. I have 3 under my bed and they are great for organization.
Decorative Storage Basket White
Incredibly useful for bathroom management. Can carry towels, change of clothes, and all toiletries/soap/skincare. Additionally, its waterproof since its medal, and it rolls so you can easily transport.
3 Tier Rolling Cart w/Wheels
these organizers are shallow and great for large desk drawers. Especially in the dorm desks without more than one drawer. I swear by these to keep all my stationary and hair accessories organized.
6pc Plastic Drawer Organizer
Great for a room without a full length mirror. Very aesthetic shape so its great for fit pics during the year. Since it has an included stand, no worries with mounting on dorm walls.
Rounded Top Full Length Mirror
A great affordable set for the dorm, saves time/money on washing towels since you'll have 2 of each. Comes in a couple colors, easy to differentiate from roommates items in the bathroom. Personally, this set is very soft as well so it doesn't damage ...
6 Piece Bath Towels Set
Decor 🧸
Little items to make the rooms cute, less essentials and more decorative, optional items for the bed, desk, closet, and more!
adds a very cute, cozy vibe to the room. Comes with several long strands so its very easy to extend across long walls. warm white, non dimmable though. Best paired with a switch on/off outlet as it may be plugged in in a not so easy to reach spot.
String Lights Clear White
absolutely crucial for adding a little bit more softness to the bed. Useful for friends as its removable. Also incredibly helpful for students shifting climates. I lived in a very warm, consistent climate, but moving to a seasonal, cold climate requi...
Ribbed Plush Throw Blanket
one of my absolute favorites in room decor. I've had one for about 4 years now and it adds the most comfy, calming vibe to the room. Absolutely the best for some dim light while winding down to sleep, also check some other versions because there are ...
Sunset Projector Light
Cleaning 🧼
ESSENTIAL for any mess, these bottles in particular are a little skinnier so its nice for small space saving. very good to have multiple bottles around the room/suite.
Clorox Bleach Free Disinfecting Wipes
Great smaller size for bringing back and forth from laundry. Depending on the machine, it may use smaller doses than is listed so liquid will get you more washes than pods.
Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent - 84 fl oz
useful and small, good for regular sweeping jobs without the large broom. Easy to hang and store, great for keeping in the room.
Hand Broom with Dust Pan Set
Super useful for the keeping the dorm clean, especially dealing with food and hair. Charges in a short amount of time and has a fair amount of bag space. pretty affordable and so so essential to keeping the place clean.
Express Lithium Cordless Hand Vacuum