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Make Your Dorm Room a Place Everyone Wants to Be
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- The long, hot summer is almost over and college students
everywhere will soon be headed back to school. Time to start
prepping for classes, thinking about hectic schedules and,
of course, decking out that dorm room.
Many students will put more priority on the latter than
others. There’s always one room on each floor that stands
out from the rest as being “the room” everyone wants to
spend time in. Want to make it yours? The trick is to start
planning early. The ideal setup will be a place that allows
your personality to shine, while incorporating all the
necessities of dorm life living.
A good place to start is with where you’ll lay your head
at night. Ask ahead of time how big the bed will be. Many
schools provide extra-long twin beds that will require
special sheets and bedding. This time of year, that size is
easy to find in many cool colors and designs at discount and
department stores. And, keep in mind, the mattresses
colleges provide aren’t necessarily the most comfortable so
invest in an egg crate. They only cost around twenty dollars
and can mean the difference between waking up well-rested or
dead-tired. Once you have your sleeping situation taken care
of, invest in some throw pillows to add a bit of pizzazz, so
your bed can double as a sofa when you have your friends
over.
The next most important thing -- to your academic
well-being anyway --will be the study area. Some people work
best at a desk, while others prefer to sit on the bed or in
a beanbag chair on the floor. Regardless of where you decide
to set up shop, you’re bound to need additional lighting.
Invest in a halogen floor lamp, a desk lamp or both. You’ll
also need some kind of shelving to keep your textbooks and
notebooks organized. Milk crates are a good and inexpensive
option. They can be stacked so they won’t take up much space
-- which is at a premium in a dorm room -- and they also
make great tables to rest drinks and dinner plates on.
While studying is an important part of college life, you
also need to make time to kick aside that homework and hang
with friends to relax. This is where you can really make an
impact on your floormates. When your parents were in
college, lava lamps were all the rage. Today, the trendy
decorative accessory is the Color Cube 500 ColorMotion
Light. It features 48 hip colors that “move to your music”
with the Music Mic. Zone out with four cool color patterns
and chill with four acoustic rhythms. This funky high-tech
gadget will transform your study haven into party central as
you unleash your inner color. The cubes can be used on a
table-top or mounted to a wall. Stack two or three on top of
one another to make a hip color tower, and you’ll have
yourself a conversation piece that everyone will be talking
about.
Another great addition to dorm décor is the HoMedics’
Cozy Cube Massaging Ottoman. Not only does it look great, it
does double-duty by offering a powerful vibration massage
with variable speed control. It is infinitely versatile --
it can be an ottoman, a massager or even an extra table. It
comes in soft black, camel or chocolate microsuede fabric to
match a variety of furnishings.
Taking the time to prepare for college by figuring out
how to get around campus, preparing for classes and making
your dorm room reflect your personality will make college
fun and exciting and a time you’ll never forget.
HoMedics products are available nationwide at most major
department and specialty stores. For more information, log
on to
www.homedics.com . |