These Apartment and Dorm Room Essentials Will Make Your Life Easier

As an incoming freshman or a returning student, you are probably excited to get away from home and start enjoying indendent life in a dorm or apartment.

But in preparing for college move-in day, you probably haven’t given much thought to the Dorm Room Essentials that can make your living space more livable.

Apartment and Dorm Room Essentials

A trip to your local hardware store can help you stock up on some very important, yet overlooked items. In addition to your desktop, iPad, and mini-fridge, you might want to make room for the following Dorm Room Essentials:

Here are some Dorm Room Essentials to help you set up your dorm room or apartment

Handy Tools to help you getting set up easier

• A hammer and a box drywall anchors make hanging pictures and calendars on the walls easier, and double-sided tape or poster putty makes removal of posters from walls less damaging.
• A flashlight and multiple packs of batteries will come in handy if your electricity ever goes out. Extra batteries can also be used for all your electronic devices.
• A cordless screwdriver makes putting together your furniture easier, and will help bookshelves and nightstands stay sturdy.
• Extension cords and multi-outlet surge protectors are a must. Not only do they help expand room layout possibilities, but they also help protect your most valuable tools like your computer, and your cell phone.
• A couple of dry erase boards to brainstorm ideas and plan events. And corkboard also works as a place for posting photos of family and friends, class schedules and notes.

Storage helps make more of your space and you get you more organized

• Shelves and brackets expand storage capabilities and make a small space look larger. You can use them to hold books, picture frames and knick-knacks from home.
• Large plastic storage containers that fit discreetly underneath your bed or in your closet are perfect for stowing away clothing and extra blankets.
• A stepstool makes it easier to reach high shelves in tiny closets and hard-to-reach spaces.

Appliances can add value to your day-to-day life

• A small coffee maker is good to help you get your day started.
• A toaster oven and or a small microwave help when hunger strikes during those late-night study sessions.
• A small desktop fan or a standing fan helps cool off a tiny dorm room or apartment.
• For quick pickup of dry spills, a small cordless handvac or small vacuum cleaner can be conveniently stored against the wall and out of sight does the dirty work.
• A small reading lamp and extra light bulbs give eyes a break from overhead florescent dorm lighting.

All of these Apartment and Rorm Room Essentials can help. If something’s not on this list, please feel free to add your thoughts. We’d be glad to help.

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