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Dorm Room – Bedroom Needs
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July 20th, 2010Dorm Life
This is the 1 in a 4 part series on dorm needs. This posts focuses on the bedroom.
Last week I wrote a post about all the “stuff” my daughter felt she needed her first year (and how most of it is now in my house!). This week (and for the next couple of weeks) I’m going to break the dorm room into “zones” and create lists of what a new student “needs”, “might need” and defiantly ”does not need”. The zones are bedroom, living space/study zone, bathroom/laundry and kitchen. This week I will start with the bedroom area since it is the biggest area to deal with!
Necessary Needs:
- Sheets – check with your college – some colleges have XL mattresses. The XL mattresses are designed for the athletes that attend the colleges. My daughter’s college has regular mattresses. My daughter bought the “T-shirt” sheets. They are warm in the winter and fairly cool in the fall and spring semesters.
- Blanket – Depending on the area of the country determines the weight of the blanket.
- Comforter – This makes a statement to everyone who enters your child’s room. Let them choose something they will be happy with for four years! (Some of the bath and bed stores have a “package” that include most of these things – great cost savings if you have find the right package.)
- Mattress Pad and Topper – The topper can add an extra comfort level to the mattress. The mattress pad is necessary. The mattresses in these dorms have been there a very long time! Protect your child from bringing bed bug pests home!
- Alarm Clock – Most kids (even I do it!) use their cell phone as their alarm clock. A cheap back up alarm clock is not a bad idea in case their cell doesn’t have great service in their room (my daughter didn’t have great service in her room – something about the thickness of the walls!) If they don’t want the back up, splurge and get the alarm clock that can also double as an charger for their iPod/Phone.
- Hangers – More is better – especially if your college student is a girl!
Maybe’s (these are dependent if there is space in the dorm room – wait to purchase until you get to college or buy but keep receipts):
- Body pillow – this can be used to decorate the bed.
- Extra pillows/floor pillows – used to support student while studying (on floor or bed).
- Back rest – used on bed for studying (watching TV) in bed.
- Bedside caddy – Wait until you get to school to see if one of these will actually work.
- Bed lifts – Can be helpful to get more “space” under the bed for storage, etc.
No (you really don’t need these items! – really!)
- Iron/Ironing Board – Even if they have clothes that “should” be ironed, they won’t have time to iron. Don’t send the clothes that need to be ironed, save them for at home or when they have a bigger place.
- Drying Rack – Same as above. They won’t have room to store, let alone use it!
So what do you think of my list? Is there something I missed? What do you think is a necessary need in the bedroom zone of your dorm room? Leave me a comment and let me know!
Next week…the Living Space/Study Zone!
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i don’t think the alarm clock function on a phone is dependent on cell phone reception. at least not on the iphone.
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What about the zippered mattress protectors for bedbugs instead of the mattress pads? Those bugs are spreading in dorms too and anywhere there’s big groups of people at one time. Bedbugs can hide in other places other than the mattress (anything made out of wood, wall sockets, cracks in the wall, clothes, books, etc) so college kids can still bring them home even with a mattress protector. The best site to read often is http://bedbugger.com/ so you know what to do when you get these bugs.
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LakeMom July 23rd, 2010 at 12:12
Theresa,
You are right about the zippered mattress protectors being the best wall of defense against the bed bugs. They cost a little more but they could really be worth it! I checked out your link – Bedbugger and they have some amazing ideas! Thanks for the info!
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Oh, how I wish I had a list like this when I went to college. I remember making a HUGE list and going crazy at this new store called Target- ha! Great job! Go 31DBB!!!
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