Traveling to College and moving into your first college dorm is simultaneously extremely exciting and utterly stressful.
After all, did you know that the average square footage of a dorm room is only about two hundred and twenty-eight square feet?
Not only does this tiny space have to fit all of your clothes, toiletries, appliances, school supplies, recreational items, and sentimental belongings, but the majority of College Students will also be sharing this space with another roommate– slicing the available storage room in half.
And let’s face it, most college students already bring way too much with them when traveling to school for the first time anyway.
So, using college dorm storage hacks– such as bunking your beds, using rolling carts, and investing in closet organizers– are a must.
Plus, one interior designer named Emily Rayna thankfully just shared perhaps one of the best dorm storage ideas ever on TikTok.
“My number one idea for college dorm rooms is to add pegboards. It is such a game changer,” she said.
Pegboards are essentially wooden panels with grid-like holes all over them. So, pegs or dowels can be placed in the holes to suspend all different kinds of items– effectively freeing up a ton of desk space.
TikTok; pictured above is Emily in one of her videos
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Moreover, pegboards are possibly the most aesthetically-pleasing storage option that can be styled to fit nearly any room’s vibe.
College students can paint the board any color they like, then design a storage system that matches the rest of their room decor.
For example, when Emily was in college, she opted to put up a white pegboard and used wicker wall baskets and hooks to store things like jewelry, stationery supplies, and scrunchies. You can even spice up your board by adding photos, drawings, wall art, or greenery.
And to install the board in your dorm room, all you need is some command strips– making this storage solution completely wall-safe for dorm rooms and even leased apartments.
“They’re a ten out of ten,” the interior designer concluded. And the TikTok community totally agreed with her.
The video gained over twenty thousand likes and prompted tons of college students to ask for even more dorm room storage tips.
“Yessss more college stuff!!” commented one user. “Can you do more dorm ideas?!” asked a second.
So, to stay tuned for more of Emily’s dorm hacks, you can visit her TikTok account linked here. Or, to watch the original video, visit the link here.
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