10 Tips for Dormitory Rooms

Make the most out of your dorm rooms with these tips for easy, comfortable and practical dormitory life.

1. Since you have to have minimum furniture in your dorm room, look around for items that can do double duty or perform as complete consoles and can be used for a variety of purposes. Browse around for catalogs and online and offline stores to find the perfect piece. If possible, visit your room first and see what is needed there.

2. Make the most of the limited space by buying all-in-one gadgets such as printer, photocopier and scanner in one.

3. Turn a small plastic basket into a 'Shower Items Container' for carrying shower items to and fro every day.

4. Dorm rooms have limited electrical outlets so keep a supply of extension cords and extra power bars.

5. Maximize storage space by using storage towers, hooks, collapsible drawers etc.

6. Use a fold-away laundry basket for storing your laundry and collapsing it when it is empty.

7. Carefully choose some small appliances like toasters, mixers, kettles etc. for making your own snacks and tea.

8. Get creative and fit in appliances you need by removing some other thing that you don't need. For e.g. a set of drawers from the kitchen can be removed to make space for a dishwasher.

9. Organize your dorm life and at the same time, add color to your room by adding a message board.

10. Give yourself a month to really find out what you have and what you still need and also what you don't really need. Assess your needs and make a list of really useful things that you need. If you can, stall the purchases till the holidays. You could get some of the stuff on your list as holiday gifts!

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