8 College Dorm Hacks

I'll just precursor this post with a "you're welcome."

1. “Wait, where is my phone charger?”

When you move into your residence hall, there will suddenly be hundreds of these floating around. Every friend that stops by your room will ask to borrow yours. And if they’re not your real friend, they’ll try to pull a fast one on ya, take it, and act like it was an honest mistake. Wrap patterned duct tape around your iPhone charger and cable to set it apart from the rest.

2. Learn how to fold your clothes

Start practicing. When you’re given one chest of drawers for two people to share, space saving is everything. You need to learn how to efficiently cram as much as you can into one drawer.

3. “What the heck do all of these cords go to?”

First of all, power strips are everything. Get at LEAST two for your room. You’ll want one for your desk and one by the TV for all of that other stuff. But you’re also going to need a quick way of knowing what is what. When you’re watching a movie and want to plug in some Christmas lights (for added ambiance), you don’t want to accidentally unplug the mini-fridge thinking it was your hair dryer. The smell of spoiled milk can kill your vibe.

4. Jewelry organization

This one’s mostly for the ladies (or men, y’all can accessorize too). If your school is cool with you putting holes in the wall (or if you’re good enough at concealing ones that you made) hanging your jewelry is a great way to organize it all. Plus, if you’ve got good style, then this could also be a killer way of decorating your dorm. If you don't have style, maybe just find a Rubbermaid tote or something.

5. No, it’s not Christmas. And no, it doesn’t matter.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE EVERYTHING. Am I the only one that gets headaches from fluorescent lights? Get some white lights (Christmas lights and lamps, not LED—those are worse than fluorescents) and deck the halls… er, dorm. [bonus: it looks awesome]

6. “Why did you just buy 30 shower curtain rings?”

Because you suddenly realized that it’s an amazing way to save space for all of those smaller pieces like tank tops that you don’t have drawer space for (see #2 above) and it’s the BEST way to hang all of your scarves!

7. Plastic hook iPad wall mount

The idea of being on top bunk sounds so cool until you’re on top bunk. But there are ways to take make your annoying top bunk feel like a cozy nest. For instance, take some sticky plastic hooks and make yourself a cheap iPad wall mount. Now snuggle in and binge watch Netflix. And ask your roommate to hand you your hot chocolate.

8. "Turn it up!" ... "It's already up."
So you're Spotify playlist is on fleek but your internal speakers are too weak? [Did anyone else read that like the opening credits of Pimp My Ride? Or am I aging myself now?]