Fun & Essential Items for Dorm Room | $150 Wayfair Giveaway!
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It’s hard to believe we will be dropping our youngest, Allison, off at college in just a few short weeks. Decorating a college dorm room is something we have not had the pleasure of doing yet. Our oldest went to cosmetology school and lived at home during that time. But Allison will be going away to the University of Missouri aka Mizzou.
We have been busy preparing for the move and picking up a few items here and there, but the list seems never ending. Dorm rooms present special challenges, so we’ve been researching dorm ideas on the web this summer and made a pinterest Dorm Room board where Allison and I have been collecting ideas.
As timing would have it, Wayfair – the online store that offers the largest selection of home furnishings and decor across all styles and price points, is having a HUGE college back to school sale thru Sept 1, 2014 and they asked if we would like to do a little shopping and share some of our favorites with my readers. So, I put together some Fun and Essential items for the Dorm Room that we fell in love with. Then later next month, after we get her all moved in, I’ll share pictures of her room, and tell you about the whole process!
Whether you (or your child) choose to live in beautiful chaos or complete organization……bright and chic or a clean and simple…..Wayfair has the basics essentials and lots of fun decor to help make a dorm room (or bedroom) their own!
Allison has not decided on a color scheme for her room yet (she will be meeting her roommate this weekend!) but we both thought this orange, yellow and green with gray was fun and trendy.
Shop Dorm Room Ready
- Rug
- Fleece Throw
- Orange Botanica Wall Art
- Cube Ottoman
- Umbra Mosh Desk Picture Frame
- Table Lamp
- Yellow Nesting Tote
- Tower Fan
- Vinyl Peel and Stick Chalkboard Mural
- Sterilite 5 Drawer Storage Unit
- Mid-Back Task Chair
- Bed Risers
- Vintage Wall Sticker
- EZ Fold Step Stool
- “I Love This Place” Decorative Pillow
- Green Garden Stool
- Microwave
- Hangers
I’m so excited for her! The new experiences, new challenges, meeting new people, and the first time being away from home! It’s a world of opportunity and can’t wait for her to experience it all!
A few more college and dorm room posts you might want to read……
The Dorm Room Decor Series at The Homemade Home
The College “Don’t Forget” Packing List at The College Prepster
WIN IT!
The great folks at Wayfair would like to give one lucky TidyMom reader a $100 gift card towards back to school supplies!! Wayfair has such a huge selection so I have no doubt you’ll find something you’ll want and need for back to school.
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- leave a comment at the end of this post telling me what is (or was when you were in school) your favorite item to buy for back to school
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My favorite item when going off to college (circa 1985) was bedding. My favorite item to purchase for my daughter (going off in August) is bedding!
My favorite back to school item would be fancy gel pens and suede notebooks 🙂
New pens. I love a pack of new nice pens that have never been used before. During college I became very picky about my pens.
Favorite item was a cozy blanket, just the right thing for the much needed naps!
There’s nothing like that brand new pack of fine point ink pens!!
Backpacks..:)
My daughter is a junior in college and my other daughter is a senior. We have been shopping for dorm stuff like crazy because my youngest daughter loves the colors that are out now. When my oldest was getting ready, she loved the colors they had the summer before her senior year, but we chose to wait til she graduated the following summer. Big mistake!! They changed the colors and she didn’t like them. So, I learned my lesson and we are buying things now. My favorite part with both my girls has been making wall art for their dorms. It’s been fun to bond, shop, and create!!
My favorite things was always new notebooks!
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. xo
I would say the best thing I got was a laptop computer for school.
My favorite item was always Lisa Frank stuff. Notebooks, pencils, erasers…. you name it. : )
I always loved buying new pens!
I liked buying new sneakers for back to school.
My favorite back to school item would have to be brand new crayons when I was in elementary school and clean notebooks when I was in high school.
It’s not necessarily back to school, but in college a few of my friends and I would always buy ourselves a fun new pen before finals. Something better than your run of the mill big ‘ol pack of cheap bics, just so we could feel a bit more special and prepared. When I started my current job, one of these friends bought me some new pens for the occasion too, so it carries on 🙂 And to this day, I LOVE a good pen.
I absolutely love getting brand new art supplies, especially super cheap colored pencils! I’m also really in need of some new tape…
I would buy a bunch of storage items for my son’s dorm room.
My favorite item was a new backpack and new, never written in, notebooks. Got me ready for the new school year.
I loved getting all fresh and clean notebooks with fun writing pens! And of course locker decorations
Favorite item to purchase is a new backpack! This year my kido is into My Little Pony.
I always enjoyed new pens and highlight markers. Yikes! I have two heading off to dorm rooms for the first time and we didn’t think about decorating!
My favorite back to school item was new shoes. Hey, what can I say? The notebooks and pencils were ok, but the shoes…yes…the shoes… 🙂
I loved getting new pens, pencils and markers
I used to LOVE back to school clothes shopping!! My fav!!
Skinny pencils!
i like buy sheets and curtains was mine and going shopping for clothes
I loved shopping for new clothes and shoes for the school year!
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New pencils meant back to school!
I loves picking out a new binder. So exciting! LOL
Pencils and spiral notebooks are my favorite.
I always loved getting new school clothes and shoes!
I loved picking out new bedding when I went off to college. I went with tie dye!! 🙂
My favorite items o by was stationary! I actually buy them as a “collection” and some are still at their original packaging. am I the only one out there? hehehe….but sure that was fun. Now, I can pass down my collection to my little girl.
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I used to love shopping for clothes, but now with my own kids, it is fun to pick out all the cool new school supplies at the office supply places.
I think my favorite thing to get was new clothes for school.
When I was a school kid , finding the cutest erasers. This was completely not on my boys radars while they shopped. Now that they are high school & college aged, I miss school shopping. All they need now are mechanical pencils, spirals, and a backpack. boring
favorite had to be getting new notebooks!!! loved when they were fresh and clean! and of course if they were cute!!!!
I always loved shopping for binders and divider tabs!
New clothes!
I always enjoyed shopping for books – back in my day we could browse the bookstore shelves for the best looking used books for the best price
My favorite item was always cool bookcovers.
I enjoyed purchasing a new backpack.
I love getting a new calendar, still to this day my calendar is school year Aug – following Dec (18 month planners!) And buying new crayons, always makes me happy!
I always loved the new art supplies for school, and still love to buy them for my kids. The funny thing is- I think I get way more excited about the giant packs of crayons and markers than they do. Sigh. Some of us never grow up!
favorite thing is back to school clothes. thankyou, ken
Oh I always loved looking for a new backpack!
New clothes!
Ilove buying fresh new chalk & crayons – especially on sale.
I love shopping for new clothes but also for new notebooks and pens!
A cozy blanket is a must for me! Preferably one with your college logo, but it’ll come in handy when you’re homesick, actually sick, or just up all night studying and drinking coffee.
I was always excited to get to wear my first new outfit.