Organize Your Residence Hall Room

                  With move in right around the corner it is time to start thinking about how to organize all of your belongings into your residence hall room. As college students, we must find ways to use space creatively in order to maximize our storage. Below are some suggestions to help keep your room orderly and organized.

                  I would highly suggest finding some way to organize your desk drawers. Find different dividers that allow you to separate desk supplies such as paper clips, staples, pins, etc. This will make things easier to find as well as providing more space to fit as much as possible into the drawers. Apply this concept to your dresser drawers and even for under your bed. Storage containers provide order to space that may otherwise be wasted. Consider putting shoes or clothes that you may not wear regularly under your bed, to make more space in your closet or wardrobe.

                 Another option is if your residence hall room comes with loftable furniture, consider lofting your bed to add more usable space below it for your desk or dresser. Although you may not store your things under it, this provides you with more room to add a storage unit somewhere else in your room. If you cannot loft your furniture consider renting a bed loft from bedloft.com.

                 Looking for a way to keep cords from TVs, DVD Players, chargers, and other electronics from getting tangled? Try using binder clips to give each cord its own holder and prevent them from getting mixed up.

            If you want to add seating to your room, but do not want to lose valuable storage space, then find ottomans that have a double purpose. Many cubes can be used as ottomans or seating, and still have a hollow space inside to hold blankets or video game controllers. Want to be a bit crafty? Transform an egg crate storage bin into a seat. Cover a wood frame with padding on it with fabric of your choice to create a half seat/half crate.

            Another great idea for storage is to utilize your wall space. Instead of putting picture frames and other décor on your desk or dresser, taking up work space, consider hanging them on your wall. You can also repurpose an old drawer that is not too deep. Add door knobs, or hooks along the outside so you can hang things from it. You can also put picture frames and other small items inside of the drawer. This way, you can still display your items, without taking away usable area from your desk.

             Along with these ideas, please view our past blog posts for more suggestions on how to organize and decorate your room. Good luck with move in and I hope we have been able to help you create your home away from home.