Dorm Room Essentials – Storage
by roopa swaminathan
Hi everybody!
It’s ‘Moving to Dorm Room’ season soon and SPACE and STORAGE are the two key words that will come into play when your child moves from their super-comfortable, there-is-a-space-for-everything, bedroom to a super-cramped, share-a-room-with-a-roommate inky-dinky space for the next four years of their lives.
From personal experience I can tell you – it will NOT be easy. When the SPACE you move into is smaller than a bathroom – you need STORAGE. And you need to come up with creative ways to make room for all your essentials and let’s face it – the non-essentials – as well.
So, you make it work. You find storage under the bed. Over the door. All those little nooks and crannies. Wheelable wardrobe racks. Wherever and however you see a way to increase storage for all those books, tech stuff, clothes, shoes, jewelry that you have – you make it work.
Again, here at roopakiyatra we have pored through storage ideas for dorms and come up with this curated list of clever and smart and affordable ideas to make your child’s dorm feel – if not a a palace – then, at least super comfortable!
Happy Moving Day, Kids!
Underbed Storage Containers
These are awesome. I use them even now – well after having graduated college. I use these wonderfully light storage containers and sort out my clothes by season and keep them organized and out of the way. And in a cramped college dorm room…you can store so much stuff by stacking them one above the other, or one behind the other and then tuck them away under your bed.
MUST BUY!
Underbed Shoe Containers
These well-organized under-the-bed shoe organizers come with wonderfully convenient pre-designed separate slots for multiple pairs of shoes. It’s a wonderful way to keep your shoes organized even as it allows you to actually have more than three pairs of shoes in a tiny space.
Get these and you can shoe shop till you drop and without any guilt! Just store them in these slots and put them away and out of sight under your bed.
Win, win! And, oh, MUST BUY!
Desktop Organizer
Look…when you’re in a tiny space THAT YOU’RE SHARING WTH SOMEONE – the only way to survive that is to be organized. You will get a small desk area for yourself and you will have TONS of stuff to keep on it. These organizers (Amazon BESTSELLERS, BTW) are the best way to keep your precious things organized and find them whenever you need them. These organizers also allow you to know if something goes missing! HAHA! Must buy, Y’all!
Underwear Organizers
You know your child will have all kinds Victoria Secret innerwear which she needs to put away in a perfect spot.
CUE – these amazing underwear organizers that allow her to keep her undies and bras perfectly organized AND color-coordinated if she so chooses!
Adjustable Garment Rack
Once the washing is done – you know they’d need somewhere to dry and hang the clothes. What better than to give them a garment rack that is adjustable. Make it bigger if there’s space or keep it small for those space-challenged tiny dorm rooms.
Bedside Caddy / Shelf Organizers
You know you will have a TON of things that you will want next to you in bed. But, hey, the bed is TINY. So you need these amazing and bestselling bedside caddy and shelf organizers. These are so convenient that you can store a TON of essentials right next to you bed without it taking any pricey real estate on your bed itself. Must buy!
Over The Door Storage Organizers for Shoes, Jewelry and More
If under the bed is a wonderful way to use as storage in a tiny space – another place to make storage space is over the door. Typically a wasted space – these over the door hanging space organizers are a great way to store underwear, socks, shoes and jewelry. Look at them. So stylish and so functional!
MUST BUY!
Cute AF Makeup Organizers
Stackable Fabric Drawers
Heavy wooden dressers are so space-consuming and so passé. Please do NOT insult your kid by asking them if they want their grandmother’s hand-me-down 1965 antique dresser for college? Uhh…the answer is a NO. They want something stylish. Something light. And something that can be tucked away if they have friends over.
CUE – Stackable Fabric Drawers. These are incredibly versatile and useful. AND perfect for those tiny dorm rooms where space and storage are premium!
Must BUY!
Bedside Shelf for Beds
OMG! These are AWESOME! They’re so cute and convenient that I actually bought one for myself. They snugly fit on the side of your bed, they’re sturdy and stylish AND they’re space savers. So your dorm room looks stylish AF even as it is extremely functional.
Shower Caddy and Organizer
These are also things you can buy for your own self. But when your kids move to a dorm these shower caddy organizers are wonderful to store bathroom essentials. Whether it’s the permanent over the shower caddy or the portable ones your kid can carry to the bathroom and back – these are functional and useful.
MUST BUY.
Portable Shower Caddy and Organizer
S-Shaped Multipurpose Hangers
These are the rocks stars of space savers and adorable AF! Each of these hangers can store so many of your clothes. And you can hang them! They won’t have creases!
Desktop Stand for Printer
Look…it always starts with, “I don’t need a printer. I’ll print my assignments at the local print shop somewhere near campus.” That never works out. You always wait till the last minute and you don’t have time to get it printed. You NEED Your OWN printer. And then you need a space-saving but cute printer stand that doesn’t take up too much space.
Well…these are your answers. Again – BESTSELLERS at Amazon!
Weren’t the above ideas for dorm room essentials for storage wonderful? I can assure you – your child is going to LOVE these storage ideas when they move to their dorms. These are functional, aesthetic and affordable. Totally worth it to make your child’s stay in college peaceful and fun at the same time, no? What a way to make sure they don’t miss home too much, eh?
Happy shopping!
