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🏡Things EVERY College Girl Needs for Her First Apartment
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items Everything that I wish someone would have told me to buy before moving into my first college apartment!
Sections
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🛌 Bedroom
👚Organization
🫧 Bathroom
👩🍳Kitchen
🧽Cleaning
🧺 Laundry
🛌 Bedroom
Silk pillowcases not only make your bedding look luxurious but they feel amazing and are 10x better for your skin and hair, switching to a silk pillowcase helped my acne so much as a side sleeper!
Silk Pillowcases
Do NOT skip this. That $50 mattress might look fine, but a good topper will make all the difference and your back will thank you later.
Mattress Topper
This is one of those things that you won’t realize you need until you move in and see how little storage space you truly have, take it from someone who spent way too many weeks with their clothes still packed in suitcases, you will need the extra sto...
Rolling Under Bed Storage Bins
Real ones know that warm lighting is a must. When you’re up late studying, the last thing you’ll need is the hospital-style fluorescent overhead light shining in your face. It also helps to elevate your room and add your own touch to the space!
Bedside Lamp
This is quite literally a life saver when you’re unpacking and starting to organize all your things. Not only is a full length mirror a necessity that will likely not be included with your apartment, but it helps to contain the clutter of jewelry and...
Skyhill Jewelry Cabinet Armoire
👚Organization
This one is especially for my girlies moving into a studio apartment! You can use this to store all of your bathroom necessities like hair tools, perfume, toiletries, skincare, etc. All the things that take up so much more space than you realize unti...
Utility Cart
These are a MUST BUY before move in. I can’t stress enough how important it is to have these on hand as a renter, in order to hang up anything you’re gonna need these to avoid damaging your walls!
Removable Hanging Strips
This is such a life saver for organizing all your things, including purses, shoes, and all the things that you’re not going to have anywhere to put!
Over the Door Organizer
Because somehow every apartment ends up with a giant pile of charging cords. Also just looks so classy in your living room!
Cord Organizer
As a woman, I probably own about 10 tops for every 1 pair of jeans, so this saves an insane amount of space in my closet and makes browsing through my tops way less stressful.
5-Pack Space-Saving Hangers
🫧 Bathroom
Trust me when I say that without this, the cabinet underneath your sink will become a warzone where it’s impossible to find what you’re looking for.
2 Pack Under Sink Organizer and Storage
Not cute, but so necessary. Don’t wait until you need one.
Toilet Plunger and Brush Set
Most apartments don’t provide this when you move in, and it’s one of those things you don’t think to buy beforehand!
Shower Curtain + Liner
This is such a game changer and immediately upgrades your bathroom. Most apartment bathrooms are way too small for what you need to fit in there, and this is a must for saving space!
Over-the-toilet shelf
One of those necessities that you forget to buy until you need it! And this is the cutest bath mat ever.
Bath Mat
👩🍳Kitchen
Don’t buy a 20 piece pan set that will just take up space and collect dust, just keep it simple and start with the basics. Two nonstick pans should be plenty to start with, then buy as needed!
T-Fal 8" and 10.5" Simply Cook Ceramic Fry Pan Beige: Nonstick, Even-Heating, Ergonomic Handle, Oven-Safe, Hand Wash
As a broke college student, this will be a staple in your meal plans. Ramen, pasta, rice, soup, etc. this is a must!
Koch Systeme CS 1QT Non-Stick Saucepan with Lid, Ceramic Nonstick Coating, Dishwasher Safe, Blue
You don’t realize you’re gonna need these until you just made enough pasta to serve a family of 5 and it’s just you. These will save your food and money!
Snapware® Total Solution 10-piece Rectangular Plastic Food Storage Set
Cute and classy dinnerware set that will be more than enough to get you started!
Gibson Home Candy Skies Dinnerware Set
The first and last time that you’ll have to buy silverware for your apartment. A boring but very necessary purchase!
49-Piece Black Silverware Set
So cute and necessary, stay hydrated queens!
Home Essentials Halo 4-pc. Highball Glass Set
College girl survival appliance. You can cook literally anything in here, it will be there for you when no one else is.
Gourmia Digital 3qt Air Fryer with Guided Cooking Prompts Black/Stainless Steel Finish
🧽Cleaning
A tiny apartment gets dirty FAST. A lightweight vacuum makes cleaning wayy less annoying.
KANFUAQ Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner
One bottle that can take on any mess you might make, and trust me there will be a lot of them.
Clorox All Purpose Cleaner Spray Spring Garden - 32 fl oz
For the small messes that you don’t wanna pull out the vacuum for.
Compact Pink Mini Broom and Dustpan Set
Buy this BEFORE move in, you’ll need it by the first night!
Bamboo Dish Brush Set
The most boring and forgettable thing on this list, but one of the most necessary!
Drawstring Pink Trash Bags
🧺 Laundry
This is so needed, especially if you don’t have a washer and dryer in unit! Trust me when I say you don’t wanna be carrying around 20 pounds worth of laundry back and forth from
the laundry room!
Rolling Hamper
Laundry pods are so much more convenient than detergent!
Gain Plus Laundry Detergents - 32ct
🔌Tech + Random
This is a necessity; you’re immediately gonna need to plug in a thousand things in the same spot and two outlets are not gonna cut it!
Surge Protector Power Strip
This is an absolute must and will improve your quality of bed rot by 100x!
Outlet Extension Cord
Having a few tools on hand is a must, especially if you’re living alone!
39-Piece All-Purpose Household Tool Kit
This will save your life on a night out, and just so good to have on hand in your bag!
Portable Charger
Trust me you will need this at some point and be glad you have it!
Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit
These are amazing to have for when the power goes out!
100ct Unscented Tea Lights Candle White - Room Essentials™: Paraffin Wax, Indoor Use, 3-Hour Burn, Plastic Container