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Everything you need for a successful freshman year at college!!
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items As a freshman in college, these have been lifesaving things for me!! A dorm doesn’t need to feel like a dull little box, these items will have your dorm looking and feeling like home!
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Decor! ✨✨
Organization!! 🤍
Dorm bathroom needs!! 🪥
Appliances! 🤞
Decor! ✨✨
The absolute softest bed set ever! I love the feeling of these! They are perfect to make your room feel so comfortable!
BEDSURE: Comforters & Sets
Want a cute stuffed animal for your dorm bed?? These are the perfect thing to add to your dorm! There are so many options that everyone can find their perfect one!!
Weighted Stuffed Animals
The cutest picture frames to put all of your pictures in! Perfect to make your room feel more like home!!
Gold Picture Frames
So important to make your bed more comfortable and feel like home! Adding personal throw pillows can add such a perfect decoration to your room!
Heart Pillows
It’s so important to have a good throw blanket on your bed! It allows you to show your personality! Target has the perfect and most affordable options!!
Throw Blankets
The most important thing if you are into makeup and skincare! So important for getting ready in the morning! Dorm lighting is not the best and this helps so much!
Light Up Mirror
This is a LIFESAVER!! It makes your room smell amazing and feel so much more comfortable! It makes it feel like you are at home!!
Candle Warmers and Wax Melters for Home Decor
A good rug is such a necessity! It provides such a comfortable feeling to your dorm! It allows your dorm to truly feel like a comfortable place to live!
College Dorm Rugs
So important for stadiums! Any football games you will need a clear bag! Definitely recommend getting one before college!
Clear Bag
This is so helpful to throw on your door if it is magnetic! It helps you remember important things and allows you and your roommate to be on the same page!
Refrigerator Calendar
So nice to have a white board on your dorm! It is a way people communicate in the dorm hallways! Definitely recommend!
Magnetic Whiteboard
SO important! It keeps your pillows from falling down and lets you sit up in your bed! Definitely recommend!
Headboard Pillow Dorm
The best backpack EVER! It has lasted me YEARS! I love it because it holds so much stuff! Perfect for college!
School Backpacks & Book Bags
If you want to hang anything in your room, these are the perfect thing for you! They don’t cause any damage to the walls so you can hang anything! It makes your room feel more like home!
Lenoch & Cilek Ace Hardware
Organization!! 🤍
Definitely recommend getting one! It keeps your floor so clean because there are not shoes everywhere!!
Shop Amazon.com | Shoe Racks
One of the most important things! It is so essential to have storage under your bed! It allows you to bring more clothes and things!!
Under Bed Storage
Do you love makeup?? It is so important to bring these organizers for your desk drawers! You can organize your make up and skincare so it is easier to find!!
Makeup Drawer Organizer
So essential to have in your room! Perfect to place things on it and have more storage!
Nightstands
This is perfect for anything you make need right by your bed! You can place a remote or your phone! It is so perfect for your college dorm!
Bedside Caddy
You definitely need one of these for your brushes! It adds such an elevated look and is adorable decor!
Clear Transparent Makeup Brush Holder Organizer
A NECESSITY! For all of your laundry this makes it so easy for transport! You are able to carry it to take it to the laundry and home!
Laundry Backpack
I love having a little trashcan under my desk in my dorm! Perfect for anything you need to throw away!
Office Waste Bins: Stainless Steel & Compact
Dorm bathroom needs!! 🪥
A necessity! You do not want to have to carry individual products so this shower caddy will save you! I had a plastic caddy and loved it because it was easy to clean but either will work perfect!
Shower Caddies : College Dorm Bath Essentials
If you have a sink in your dorm, it is so nice to have a toothbrush holder! Being able to put your toothbrush somewhere is so nice!
Best Toothbrush Holders
Shower shoes are a NECESSITY! You MUST get shower shoes for communal bathrooms! These cheap ones from Amazon are perfect!
Shower Shoes Women
You definitely need one of these for college! You don’t want your toothbrush just out! Grab one of these to make sure your toothbrush stays clean!
Toothbrush Cover
The softest towels ever! I recommend getting 3-4 towels depending on how often you’re able to wash your towels!
Bath Towels: Quality & Style for Every Bathroom
If you plan on using an hair tools you need this! You can’t place the hot tools on the wooden desk, so these are amazing!
Straightener Pad - Silicone Flat Iron Holder
Appliances! 🤞
It is ESSENTIAL for a college kid to have a mini fridge! Being able to store food and drinks is so important!
Mini Fridges & Compact Refrigerators(1000+)
Every college kid needs a microwave in their room! Perfect for easy breakfasts in the morning or being able to pop popcorn for movie night!
Microwaves
You definitely want to have a brita when you are in college!! It is essential to have clean drinking water while you are in classes! These are the perfect size to stick in your mini fridge!
Water Filter Replacements
I couldn’t recommend this enough! This saves you from getting sick in college! Everyone around us got sick but me and my roommate didn’t because we had healthy air in our room! It’s so essential!
Air Purifiers - Walmart.com
The best fan ever! It is so essential to have a good fan in your dorm room! It helps the room not feel as stuffy!
Woozoo 360 Pedestal Air Circulator
You need a good extension charger in your dorm! It is necessary in order to be able to reach your charger from your elevated bed!
10FT USB to Micro USB Fast Charge Cable
It’s necessary to have a multi port charger! There are not enough outlets in the dorms! This saves you!
Multiport Charger
There is not a lot of room in a college dorm! This tv rolling stand is perfect if you want to have a tv in your room! It allows you to move your tv rather than having a big tv stand that doesn’t fit!
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