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The Ultimate University Essentials Checklist🍎📖✏️📓
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items Everything you actually need for university, from bedroom and bathroom basics to kitchen essentials, study supplies and the little things that make student life much easier. I’ve included practical items as well as cosy room additions, organisation p...
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Bedroom essentials🛌
Bathroom essentials 🛁🧖🏽♀️
Kitchen essentials🔪🧑🏼🍳
Bedroom essentials🛌
Everything you need to make your uni bedroom feel comfortable, organised and more like home. From bedding and storage to lighting and practical everyday essentials, these are the things that make student living much easier. 🛌🏡
This is great for uni, as there are 8 plug spaces available and on each side of the tower you can actually turn each one on and off. This comes in black and white so you can pick whichever suits your room style the best. It also has usb and usb-c slo...
Tower Extension lead
A mattress topper/ protector is a must have! This one that I had is not only really comfy but it also adds a layer of protection on top of the mattress that other people may have used. My uni mattress was really springy so this was so so comfy compar...
Cotton Comfort Mattress Protector
I have this in my room to put all of my extra throws and blankets as well as and plushies and teddies I have which I don’t want on my bed. It’s great storage and also looks really aesthetic with blankets in!🧺
The Living Co Natural Split Willow Basket
This is great for mood lighting in the evening as the lights in most halls accommodations are really harsh and bright - so this is perfect for a cosy evening
Dawnwake Mushroom Lamp
My uni halls accommodation actually came with a lamp already on the desk so I replaced the light bulb with this one so that I could change colours and brightness however I wanted. You can also set a timer for the light in the app to auto turn itself ...
Smart LED Bulb
My uni room had lots of storage however I didn’t have any hooks in my room. These are great for coats, bags, scarves, dressing gowns etc and are really durable. You can put loads of heavy things on there and they won’t break!
Over Door Hooks
These coat hangers are great as they are a velvet material, so clothes can’t slip off them. That is especially useful for me as I have lots of off-shoulder jumpers which don’t really fit on normal coat hangers properly
Velvet Non-Slip Hangers
This is a must if you are in halls and have to carry your clothes down to a laundrette! This is easy to carry and has a draw string to close it so nothing falls out on the way down - and once you’re done using it, it is collapsible for easy storage! ...
Collapsible Laundry Basket with Lid
This shoe rack can be expanded or made smaller which is perfect if you have a specific space that you want to fit it in!
Expandable Shoe Rack
These bags are a much better option to plastic tubs, as they can fit in a lot better. Plastic tubs are hard and can’t be bent or shoved into place so these are a great option for if storage is tight. The zips and covers also mean that all of your bel...
40L Under Bed Storage
This is a must in halls! Quite often the plug sockets are in awkward places in your rooms. Also for in lectures there aren’t always plug sockets right besides you so this is great for making sure you’re never without battery
Extra Long Charger Cable
This will come in so so handy! You never know when you’ll make plans with friends last minute. This is great for taking to lectures, or on nights out and the charge lasts so long - and it even has a light on it! This was really useful to me as we act...
Power Bank Fast Charging
Even though my room had heating during the winter, it didn’t have any sort of air conditioning for the summer. This is essential for the summer months, especially if your room is always in the sun like mine was. It’s easy to carry and portable.
Small Desktop Fan
These add a bit of extra comfort to your room. You can put them on your bed or on your desk chair to make it that bit more homey!
Teddy Bear Throw
A cute basic bed set is a must! It’s always nice to make a uni accommodation room a bit more personal and homey
Stripe Duvet Cover and Pillowcase Set
Most uni accommodation won’t come with pillows or a duvet so make sure not to forget these!
Fogarty Duo 4.5 + 10.5 Tog All Seasons Duvet
Most uni accommodation won’t come with pillows or a duvet so make sure not to forget these!
Extra Soft Pillow Pair
These are essential in shared accommodation!! I shared my kitchen with 5 other people so I always made sure to have something cute and comfy on my feet to keep them clean in a very dirty kitchen🤣
Grey Waffle Slider Slippers
This hot water bottle is so practical! It’s cute and fluffy but also has a little slip in the cover, to be used as a hand or feet warmer! Great for if the heating is rubbish
Hot Water Bottle
A great idea for a bit of extra comfort - especially if your bathroom is shared!
Ribbed Fleece Dressing Gown
Fill your room with your favourite smell to make it feel more like your own space. This really helped with me feeling homesick!
Winter Vanilla Reed Diffuser
Most uni accommodations don’t come with mirrors in the room (apart from a small one in bathroom). This isn’t essential but I definitely would recommend if you like fashion and dressing cute!
Full Length Mirror
These are definitely an essential if you want to hang up fairy lights! These are the only way I’ve tried that have actually stuck to the wall for over a year now and kept all my lights up!
String Light Clips
Bathroom essentials 🛁🧖🏽♀️
All the bathroom basics you’ll need for halls, a shared bathroom or an en-suite. This section includes towels, shower storage, toiletries, and the easy-to-forget items that are always useful to have.
Not all showers come with shelves in there, and the ones that do have very limited space - so I would definitely recommend bringing your own. Options like this are great as there is so much room for all of your hair care and body care, as well as hoo...
Hanging Shower Organizer
Definitely get a set of towels! Bath towel, hand towel and face towel are all essential for good hygiene!
Cotton 6 Piece Towel Set
This isn’t an essential but I would definitely recommend! My uni halls bathroom would always flood as there wasn’t really a great shower tray! This was great to also feel like I was stepping onto something clean, as you never know who stayed in the b...
Mini Bobble Bath Mat
This is a great idea if you don’t have an en-suite! You can put all your makeup, skincare and haircare in here to travel between your room and bathroom, and if you have an ensure like I did, then it’s perfect to use as just a cute makeup bag! You can...
Toiletry Bag
This is definitely one of those little items that you’ll be glad you have! I don’t use mine very often but I’m always glad I have it for the times when I do need it. Especially being a student, going to a nail salon can be so so expensive, so this is...
Manicure Set
Kitchen essentials🔪🧑🏼🍳
A complete collection of uni kitchen essentials for cooking, eating, storing food and cleaning up. Perfect for anyone moving into halls or a student house and wanting to make sure they have all the basics from day one.
Definitely invest in one of these rather than just using cloths and tea towels! I learnt that the hard way from burning myself many times using a tea towel instead of an oven glove!
Country Cotton Double Oven Glove
I always really struggle with tin openers but this one has a really big handle so it’s really easy to use! It also has a lip on it for use as a bottle opener, so you don’t need to buy one of those as well.
Can Opener
Another one of those items that you will be so glad you have! You never know when you might need it or one of your flatmates might, but mine has definitely come in so so handy many times!
Screwdriver set
This is great for so many things. I keep mine on my bedside table for at night, I take it to the gym and use it in lecture. Definitely invest in one of these! This one in particular is so great as it’s got a clip to attach it to things like a gym or ...
Contigo Water Bottle with Flip-Straw
I would definitely recommend getting one of these. In my uni halls, we did have a laundrette, however the dryers didn’t work that great and people would always take my stuff out before it was even dry. Keep one of these in your room and it’ll save yo...
3 Tier Clothes
This is extendable so can fit on any sized sink that you can have. I needed one of these when moving into my second uni house and is definitely something I couldn’t live without in my kitchen! It saves lots of time and effort on hand drying things wi...
Extendable Dish Drainer
These are the exact pans that I have and they’ve been great! They’ve lasted me 2 years so far and are still going strong.
Non Stick Pots and Pans Set
It’s good to have a set of baking trays, especially if you’re a lazy student like me and just stick loads of freezer food in the oven🤣
5 Piece Baking Set
I have this exact set and it’s really good! It looks really nice with my kitchen and again has lasted me 2 years so far and still going strong.
Kitchen Utensils Set
One of these tub style cheese graters are a good idea, as you can buy blocks of cheese (cheaper than pre-grated) and grate it all at once, and then store it in the same container that you grated it into! Saves a lot of space and time and comes with a...
Cheese Grater
Another one of those little items that people might forget but you definitely need and will use!
2 Pcs Potato Peeler
A good kitchen knife set is always great to have, as when sharing a kitchen with other you never know who might already have knives or not, so it’s a good idea to have them anyway. I bought mine when in shared accommodation and have them 2 years late...
Knife Set
When you’re making food for yourself at uni, you’ll often have a lot of leftovers as you’re only cooking for one. Putting leftover food in these can really save money by splitting one batch of food into multiple meals and also helps keep it fresh for...
Airtight Food Storage Containers Set
I love this jug as it’s got an angled measuring line on the inside, so you can pour into the jug and read the numbers from inside the jug - rather than having to put the jug on a surface and reading it from the side! A small change but makes a big di...
Angled Measuring Jug
Again, in shared accommodation you never know who will already have plates, so it’s definitely a good idea to get your own that you can keep for the years after. Also you might end up smashing some like I did so a good idea to have backup🤣
12pc Stoneware Dinner Set
An obvious necessity! I would recommend getting some which have patterns or different colours on them, so then you can tell them apart from everyone else’s if you’re in shared accommodation!
20 Piece Cutlery Set
Essential if you love a good cup of tea or coffee!
Set of 4 Assorted Colour Mugs
This is really useful for if you want to take a nice hot drink to lectures with you in the morning - or it actually keeps them cold too if you’re an iced coffee kind of person!
Contigo Travel Mug