Gabbie and I have started shopping for her dorm room and while we have gotten a lot of essentials, we still have more to do. With her moving across the country, we also have to consider how we will get everything there, so there are some things we have to order later for pick up when we’re in the area! Here’s what we have purchased and some ideas about what else we will need.
Bedding
We found what we needed at Target.
White Microfiber Sheet Set in Twin XL
We still need to get pillows. I don’t know if we should buy them here and pack them or buy them when we get there. I also don’t know what type of pillows we should get!
Shower Items
We bought a bath towel at Costco and chose grey, to match the hand towels Gabbie was gifted, as well as the mesh shower tote she was also gifted! I don’t have a link to the towel we bought so the following one is an example. I’m not sure where the hand towels are from but the tote is also from Target.
I plan to have her bring some of her toiletries and purchase new bottles there. I do think she needs a bathrobe, and I haven’t figured that out yet!
Closet and Laundry Needs
Bed, Bath, and Beyond was the ultimate dorm supply store in my day, and it’s so sad it’s closing! We went to our local store to see if we could find any good buys before they officially close, and ended up with a few essentials.
This five piece closet organizer set should come in handy. It contains a hanging shoe organizer (not sure where she’ll hang that as I’m not sure the closet has doors! Maybe it can go over the closet bar?), a hanging closet organizer, a storage box, a laundry backpack, and a tote bag. The set we got is actually grey.
We also got a legging hanger – available on Amazon
And a similar skirt / pants hanger.
We also got a pack of hangers from HomeGoods. We will probably send some laundry pods with her and then order more from Amazon.
Dorm Needs and Decor
We got some small storage crates at HomeGoods. Gabbie wants a rolling cart but that we’ll have to order for pick up later.
The toolbox that I received as a graduation gift was the best gift I received! A group of my parents’ friends chipped in and filled it up. I still own and use it! Gabbie received this smaller toolbox as a gift.
We’ve heard we need larger fans in the rooms but this small personal fan will be good for closer to Gabbie as she studies or sleeps.
This power strip surge protector will hopefully provide enough outlets…
Gabbie wanted this Lavender Mirror!
She also chose a cute flower pillow with a lavender center that she can use on her bed as decor.
She still needs a desk light, another thing I plan to order later!
And school supplies!
Getting There
Dave and I are flying with Gabbie when she leaves for school. We are flying Southwest, so we can technically bring 6 total suitcases and bring back 4 of them – but we ordered these moving bags which can be folded up and either left with her or brought home easily. We have heard they are good for this purpose.
So…what else do we need to buy??