How to Maximize Dorm Room Space

Learn how to maximize space in your dorm room with Blain’s Farm & Fleet.

Moving into a new dorm room can be just as exhausting as it is exciting. Not to mention, making room for all of your belongings in a small space can be an extreme challenge.

By using these helpful dorm room storage ideas, you can maximize your space and lessen the headaches.

Focus on the Closet

Closets are made for storage. Use some hangers with accessory rings and a cross bar. These hangers can hold both a shirt and pair of pants, helping to conserve space and the number of hangers used.

A door organizer like an over-the-door adjustable shelf rack or shoe organizer is a great place to store things. Use it for socks, underwear, shoes, or even canned food!

Store Things Under the Bed

Pick up some storage bins made to utilize that extra space under your bunk. Shallow storage bins are perfect for storing seasonal clothing and other personal items you can’t fit in the closet.

The clear plastic material helps you to easily identify the contents of each box.

If you want to create more bed storage space, you can get bed risers. They raise up the bed, so you can store more stuff underneath.

Organize School Supplies

Every dorm room needs a desk for school work. Keep track of all your office supplies with a desk organizer.

Organizers are great for keeping pens, pencils, sticky notes, and other items in one controlled spot. If you have a bench style work station with no drawers, consider some small stacking drawers.

These easy-to-stack drawers are great for school work and other important documents. If you want more organization inside, pick up a drawer organizer. This will help to keep all of your supplies neatly separated.

A small mesh waste basket is nice to have next to your desk. Its easy-to-clean mesh design helps to prevent odors from filling the room.

Minimize Laundry Space

Consider a pop-up clothes hamper for your laundry. Pop-up hampers are easy to shrink down and store when you’re not using them. And you can transport them with little effort when you have a lot of dirty laundry.

Having a designated place to store your laundry will also help prevent dirty clothes from piling up on your floor.

Declutter the Nightstand

Rather than cluttering your bedside table with an alarm clock and phone charger, save space with a two-in-one alarm clock. It lets you charge your phone and set an alarm, while making room for family photos or other important nightstand accessories.

Also consider getting a nightstand with drawers or using a rolling cart. That way, you’ll have extra room to store things.

Use Multi-Purpose Furniture

When it comes to buying furniture for your dorm room, try to get items that serve multiple purposes. These can help create more storage or prevent you from buying extra stuff.

For example, you could get a futon as a space-saving alternative to having both a bed and a couch.

When it comes to things like coffee tables and ottomans, you can get ones that open and have extra storage inside. Things like storage ottomans allow you to store away extra stuff, such as blankets and books.

Hang Things Up

To get some things off your floor, you can use Command Hooks to hang them on your walls. For example, hooks are great for hanging up things like your backpack, towels, sweatshirts, jackets, and more.

Going off to college for the first time is a huge life event. Read through our College Essentials Checklist to make sure you have everything you need for this next chapter in life.

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