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.
- 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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School clothes was always my favorite and then all the school supplies.
I loved new backpacks.
My favorite thing was clothes
My favorite item was my new Lisa Frank binder duh! haha I still get excited when I buy LF for my daughter 🙂
I always loved getting new cool notebooks with the peace symbols,and new cute school clothes.
When I was a kid, I loved getting new crayons.
Back when I was going to school the only supplies that we needed was a three ring binder and pencils! It was always a thrill to get the new binder and fresh paper. I can still remember the smell.
Markers I love markers especially the fruit smelling ones!!!
Comfy sheets and comforters are a must for my back to college student!
Book Covers were my favorite!
I always loved buying fresh new spiral notebooks and lots of different pens!
My favorite thing to buy was a new backpack – it always required a lot of thought!!
I used to love pickin’ out a pencil box for my Art supplies! 😀
My favorite items were my new notebook and peechees!!
My favorite item to shop for and buy to go back to school was my Trapper Keeper. It was very important that you got the perfect Trapper Keeper.
My favorite item was always the new school clothes – couldn’t wait!
Back in school i was a bit of an artist, so my favorite things were a medium sized drawing pad and artist drawing pencils with just the right amount of medium.
I loved getting a big box of new crayons!!
I loved shopping for school supplies…especially new packs of multi-colored mechanical pencils, college-ruled notebooks & Post-Its!
My favorite items when I was a kid was the crayons and colored pencils. Also the folders and notebooks.
I always liked the neat boxes to hold my pens and pencils!
It was always fun going back pack shopping. Now there are so many different types and styles, but we always had fun picking out the new backpacks!!
I always loved getting new clothes for back to school!
i have fond memories of the day i got my unicorn covered binder when i was in the 2nd grade
I always loved getting new clothes and accessories for school. Thanks for the giveaway.
I always loved buying my magic erasers in pink!
Clothes! I loved buying new fall clothes and shoes every fall before school started.
My favorite was clothes for school or colorful notebooks
When I was in elementary school, my absolute favorite item was the new box of crayola crayons.
My favorite in school was getting a new back pack and clothes!
I loved colorful pencils and erasers.
I’m addicted to office supplies and stationary. Bright colorful folders, gel roller pens, and really cool erasers has always been my favorite way to start a school year!
I used to love getting a new backpack when I was in school.
pencil box
Different colored notebooks for each subject I was taking.
my favorite was always new colored finepoint pens and artist pencils.
I loved buying the new notebooks, pencils, still do. A fresh start to create.
I always liked buying new clothes for school.
my favorite was always getting new jeans!
supplies, like colored pencils and folders! Definitely Lisa Frank!
I used to love to buy calculators
I loved shopping for school supplies, like trapper keepers and pens and notebooks.
Loved getting new clothes because except for then, Christmas and my birthday, I didn’t get any! I also loved new notebooks. 🙂 I actually still do love new notebooks!
My favorite school supplies are the clothes (ha-ha) and the new freshly-sharpened pencils (even though they always mysteriously disappear after the first week!)
I always looked forward to new shoes.
I always look forward to the new backpack I would get each year before school started
I always loved getting new shoes and clothes.
I loved to get new backpacks, whatever my favorite movie was at the time I would get a backpack for that!! it was the best!
My favorite things to buy when I was in school was a new backpack and new school clothes.
New pencils. I loved the ones with my name on them. Thanks!