College Dorm Room Shopping Part 1: Bedding
I’ve received lots of emails lately from this year’s incoming freshmen, wanting to know how to decorate a dorm room. I thought I would post on the subject, because it’s so easy to make your dorm room fabulous.
One quick thing to note: College is THE time to go crazy with your room decorations. Once you’re living in the adult world, it will no longer be as acceptable to have a hot-pink bed, purple mini fridge, and strings of Christmas lights hanging everywhere in your apartment. For now, feel free to express your personality in your room - you can go for the “adult” look later!
This will be a multi-part series I’ll be posting over the next few days. Today I’m going to focus on Dorm Room Bedding. There are so many options out there in terms of duvet covers and sheet sets, which I’m going to feature at the end of this post. First, here are a few tips on buying bedding for college:
- Get extra-long twin sheets. That’s the number one rule for dorm room bedding, which they probably tell you at orientation. Normal twin size sheets won’t fit the beds, and you need to get XL-Twin.
- Don’t get white bedding. In college, your dorm room is where you spend most of your time - whether it’s studying, pre-gaming, hanging out with friends or even eating. Since there isn’t much room for chairs in the typical dorm, your bed is going to be like a couch most of the time. Therefore, if you get white bedding, it will be stained/ruined by the end of the semester. Go for darker colors.
- Buy a few sets of sheets. You aren’t going to feel like doing laundry more often than every 2-weeks, and if you only have one set of sheets, they’re going to get grungy. Oh, and message to the boys: you need to wash your sheets more than once a year! If you’re lazy, get a few sheet sets and swap them out regularly.
- Buy a mattress pad. Trust me - the mattress your dorm room comes with is going to be hard as a rock! Get a good mattress pad (memory foam is amazing but pricey; egg crate pads are another decent option.), and your back will thank you!
Now that the basics are out of the way, on to the fun stuff - picking out cute bedding for your dorm room! There are so many cute options for any budget and personal style. Some of my picks:
 Tommy Hilfiger “Biscayne” Campus Kit |
 Isaac Mizrahi for Target “Dot Matrix” - $15-$99 |
 Victoria’s Secret PINK Duvet Cover - $69 |
 Pbteen Dottie Duvet Cover - $69 |
More Information
Check out the rest of the posts in the College Dorm Room Shopping series to get everything you need for a fabulous dorm:
- College Dorm Room Shopping Part 2: Furnishings
- College Dorm Room Shopping Part 3: Storage
- College Dorm Room Shopping Part 4: Decorations
Filed Under: Dorm Room / Tags: Dorm Room, How To, Shopping
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this is great…iv’e been having a hard time finding bedding ilike as i am going to be a freshman this year :0 but i really like this Isaac Mizrahi for Target “Dot Matrix†set it’s really cute :)
I was just wondering what places have good sales. These things are pricey.
My niece is just heading off to her first college dorm this spring. Love your suggestions on dorm room shopping, especially buying extra long sheets!
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hey i love the website really helped me get ideas of fixing up my dorm room! One question can i get the sheets twinxl and the comforter twin?!?! or full?!?! lots of places have just twinxl sheets! its cold where im going so i need comforters :) THIS SITE ROCKS!
Go to http://www.rhl.org. It’s website that sells bedding and stuff for dorms that are extra-long. Their Value Paks are a great deal and there are a ton of different colors and patterns. My school sent me their brochure in the mail.
I love you!! Omg I’d been having THE hardest time finding anything my roomate and I could agree on. From what I can tell we are pretty opposite of eachother. She wanted a plain brown comforter and hated almost all of my suggestions. I saw this article and sent her an email with the black and white target comforter you have in the article. She loved it! It’s not ultra pink and girly but its still classy and pretty looking and leaves alot of freedom for decorating! Thank you sooo much!!! love your site<3
I agree with you about college being the time to hey wild! That is why I started this business. These girls need to have a bright and colorful room to live and study in. Please let girls know about our site as well.everything is guaranteed and washable!
thank you,
sheri
http://www.dormsuitedorm.com
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I was in the physicians waiting room thumbing through the Birmingham Magazine & ran across your article. Funny I do not remember your dorm room at JSU looking so cute, however we had a lot of fun times. Congratulations on your business & what a great idea, we had brown & white gingam (yuck) Would love to hear from you!
Love,
Nan Tucker Wagner
Geez, must all bedding for XL Twin be geared for kids?! I’m an adult male who simply has limited space and consequently an XL Twin bed and I’m getting damned frustrated trying to find bedding that isn’t butt-ugly!
I LOVE the bedding in the first pic at the top! Where is it from?!?
These guys have a great selection of solid and stripe pattern. I got the 600TC set last year and it is my favorite set ever!!
We found this site last year for our son and daughter. They have really nice dorm bedding and all the accessories for guys and girls. We especially love that all the bedding is made in America.
Thanks for this site, great info.
We found this site last year for our son and daughter. They have really nice dorm bedding and all the accessories for guys and girls. We especially love that all the bedding is made in America.
http://www.bungalowbeachdesigns.com
Thanks for this site, great info.
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