Dorm rooms and college apartments don’t come furnished. This means that whether you’re soon to be moving into a dorm for the first time or whether you’re headed off to a new dorm or college apartment in the summer or next fall, you’ll need some furnishings and dorm supplies.
Below, check out our list of the newest and coolest supplies for dorm and college life. And with high school graduation season approaching, these items will make great additions for any high school grad gift list.
1. Sorority College Dorm Trunk – Charcoal
Whether you’re soon to be moving into a dorm room or preparing to pack up and head out, trunks are ever-helpful supplies. You can, of course, pack them full of clothes and other supplies, yet their use extends beyond move-in and move-out day. Trunks make for spacious storage boxes in your dorm room or bedroom. Fill them with extra clothes, school stuff, or whatever’s needed. And with the designer trim and leather-like exterior of this Sorority Trunk, it’s much more fashionable than your everyday suitcase.
2. Dorm Desk Bookshelf
If you arrive to your dorm room only to find that your desk lacks an upper storage shelf (which is more than likely), you’ll still need space to store your textbooks and school stuff. Without a proper shelf, books will probably wind up stacked on your floor, creating a precarious teetering textbook tower. Save yourself the trouble and include a Dorm Desk Bookshelf as part of your college supplies. This handy, sturdy particleboard shelf goes right on tops of desks and allows for easy storage of books and other school items.
3. Papasan Dorm Sofa
Big, bulky sofas have no place in dorm rooms or small college apartments. Yet seating is always in short supply in smaller rooms, and what will you do when friends come to visit? Telling everyone to sit on the floor isn’t ideal, so include some compact seating supplies like the Papasan Dorm Sofa. This foldable sofa has a frame that folds up, allowing the sofa to be stored when not in use. And at 56” across, it’s large enough to seat two comfortably yet not so large that you’ll struggle to fit it through your doorframe. With soft microfiber fabric and a moon chair-like cushion, it’s a great combo of comfort and convenience.
4. Mini Holiday Lights
No matter what season it is or what time of the year, one of the simplest and cheapest ways to decorate your dorm or apartment involves brightening up you room. Mini string lights are most often used around Christmas trees, but if you string them along your walls and ceiling, you’ll add a fun and glowing decoration that brings character and color to your living space. Choose your favorite colors, or decorate with your school colors for a burst of school spirit!
5. Supersoft Twin XL Sheets
If you’ll be sleeping on a school-provided mattress, you can bet it will be a twin XL-size mattress. This means you’ll need sheets that can fit a bed that’s 80” long, as opposed to the standard 75” for a twin bed. For cheap sheets that have even more softness and smoothness than some cotton sheets, Supersoft microfiber sheets provide a great bedding choice. With plenty of fun colors to choose, grab a couple sheets sets that will help you sleep your best while in college.
Written by Keith Gillogly, for DormCo.com. Connect with DormCo on their Facebook page, Pinterest and Tumblr.
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