Greetings Readers,
Around this time of the year last year, I had committed to University of Iowa and started planning what stuff I would get for my dorm. I thought that I would share some tips for things for a future Hawk’s dorm and some of the most underrated things I bought. Before I began a little disclaimer, I had to buy a lot of stuff because I am from out of state and couldn’t bring stuff even if I had it at home.
- For starters my biggest tip when buying anything off Amazon is to wait for Prime Day that happens over the summer so you can save money. For reference I saved over $100 so it’s worth it.
- My next tip is one that I have mentioned before on previous blogs, but communicate with your roommate so that you don’t have 2 of everything. You obviously don’t have to share everything, but bigger items like a microwave, mini fridge, and vacuum can share if you want.
- Next, I recommend sticking to a color theme. Almost everything I have is blue and white, I think it makes my dorm cuter for sure.
- For my first item I am going to talk about a mattress topper. See I told you some of these things are underrated. Since I had heard that Dorm mattresses were underrated, I actually bought 2 mattress toppers. My first one is from Pure Green; I liked this one because the material was natural. The next one I got is from the same brand of mattress that I have at home. I did this so that my bed would feel the same at school. It is from the Niagara Sleep Solution company.
- The next item that is on a lot of dorm lists is a shower caddy. I really like having a plastic one. Mine is aqua and I got it from Target.
- Next, I got plastic draw inserts for my desk. I got off of Amazon because I just like to stay organized.
- Finally, this one is on a lot of people’s lists, but string lights. I love to have mine on at night when I am winding down for the night.
I hope this list will help you when shopping for your dorm. Good luck future Hawks!
Until next time,
Savannah
