The cube was great for towels, extra sheets, and sweatshirt organizing. We liked both the shoe organizer and the cube organizer. Again, use vertical space to give you more storage. Hanging closet organizers are another creative space idea.Stackable Plastic Drawers – My kids all had these either on the top shelve of their closet or on the floor for more drawer space.Rolling Storage Carts – We found these to be very useful and they could work for both personal grooming supplies or they can be a coffee/snack station.If lofting isn’t an option, you can use bed risers to lift the bed so that under-bed storage is possible.For instance, lofting your bed is the best way to create more floor space by using your vertical space.The key to successful dorm living is to get creative. A laundry bag or laundry basket is a good idea to help keep clutter down and make taking clothes to the laundry area easier. Some but certainly not all college campuses have updated their laundry facilities to accept the swipe of their student ID which can be loaded with “college cash”. Speaking of laundry your child will have to do their own laundry so make sure you supply them with quarters.However, he did want 30 pairs of socks and underwear so he didn’t have to do laundry very often. Additionally having decorations was of no concern to him. He didn’t care about what kind of bedding he had. In our case, our son was much easier than our daughters. This is incentive enough to keep things to a minimum. Chances are that unless you are living on the first floor of a dorm, you will have to climb stairs with all of their stuff.In addition, your student can stream hundreds of movies and TV shows with your Amazon Prime membership. In two minutes the items we needed were purchased and scheduled for delivery on Monday (FREE Shipping) to her Dorm. We found that we couldn’t get a few items including the right length USB cable anywhere. Don’t haul food, bottled water, or paper goods all the way from home. Unless you’re sending your child to college in “The Bush” of Alaska, I promise you there will be a Target and/or Walmart in every college town and they are very well-prepared and have the best deals for incoming students.Have your students coordinate with their roommate(s) so that they each have one or two large items (mini-fridge, microwave, printer, Kuerig) that they can share.We framed some favorite pictures and were done. We limited ours to a fabric pinboard, fun string lights, decorative pillows, a throw, and an area rug. Also, keep the decorating to a minimum.Packing clothing in plastic bags is much easier to fit around things in your vehicle than in plastic bins. If that isn’t the case then you may have to pack for the colder months. Only pack clothes for the next few months, given that your child will probably be coming home in October or November, and can swap out shorts and t-shirts for more sweaters and sweatshirts.Here are my tips for dorm shopping and packing. There is a small dresser at the end of the bed. You will have access to all of my printables when you become a friend of living large in a small house You can get my complete printable college dorm checklist in my FREE Resource Library.
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