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Organizing your Dorm Room

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Time to fulfill those resolutions and organize your dorm room. Admit it...your room currently resembles a cross between a heap-o-stuff and tornado aftermath, right?. Here are some helpful links to get you started: what goes where, supplies, tips for getting your stuff (and maybe your rooomie's stuff) in order.
Created by Author Sundar Kadayam

Subject: Home Decor

Organizing your Dorm Room
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The Good

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Cool dorm rooms...

HGTV - Rate My Space - Dorm Rooms

http://ratemyspace.hgtv.com/SNC/GroupSearch.aspx?itemGUID=1f2492ef-9ee4-426d-9304-45721c1e0d05&pguid=6db6be3f-1720-4ba3-a081-999042c09b6b
Here are pictures of cool dorm rooms submitted to HGTV's Rate My Space.

Chiff.com: Creating the Ideal Dormitory Room

http://www.chiff.com/a/back-school-dorm-room.htm

About.com: Interior Decorating/Dorm Decor Ideas

http://interiordec.about.com/cs/dormdecorideas/l/aa072003a.htm

About.com: Interior Decorating/Top Dorm Room Comfort Items

http://interiordec.about.com/od/dormdecor/a/dorm_10comfort.htm
Don't make it simply functional, make it homey!

About.com: Organizing your Dorm Room with the help of Someone Who Knows!

http://interiordec.about.com/od/dormdecor/a/organizedormrm.htm
Moms, you'll soon find, are often smarter creatures that you once thought. And this mom shares some ideas that just might help.

About.com: Help! What do I put on the Walls?

http://interiordec.about.com/cs/dormdecorideas/a/dormart.htm
Make sure you know if your college has rules about what you can - and canNOT - use to attach things to walls. It makes a difference when you move out.

LifeOrganizers.com: College Clutter Crisis

http://www.lifeorganizers.com/school-family/college-organization.htm

JustDorm.com: Dorm Checklist

http://www.justdorm.com/index.php?action=dorm_check_list
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The Bad ( and the Ugly )

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Messy Dorm Rooms

http://www.webshots.com/search?media=photo&query=messy+dorm+rooms
Pictures of messy dorm rooms from webshots.com

My College Life blog: My Dorm Room Story

http://mycollegelife-wildcats.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-dorm-room-story-by-lauren-mais.html
What if you're a neat freak and your roomie's, well, NOT? Here's how two young women worked it out.

Boilermaker's Inside Scoop: How Keep Your Dorm Room Clean

http://boilermakerscoop.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-to-keep-your-dorm-room-clean.html
We'll give them an E for effort?

About.com: How to Intensely Clean a Dorm Room

http://backtoschool.about.com/od/educatorscorner/ht/intensedorm.htm
Yes, Virginia (and Vince), you'll HAVE to clean it at some point. Really. Trust us.

My Roommate is Driving Me Crazy! Dorm Room Organizing

http://www.myroommateisdrivingmecrazy.com/tips/DormRoomOrganizing.htm
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Videos Of Messy (and Not-So-Messy) Dorm Rooms

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Believe it or not, some college students have videotaped their dorm rooms so others can see. Come right on it and take a look...

My Dorm Room (FSU)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRGxZsXRbg&feature=related
My Dorm Room (FSU)

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Another Dorm Room at FSU (with a view!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rFF6SMyLf0&feature=related
What it's like moving in...
Another Dorm Room at FSU (with a view!)

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What it's like moving in...

My Dorm Room (Humboldt State)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XivxqdJTHSI&feature=related
It's colorful!
My Dorm Room (Humboldt State)

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It's colorful!

My Dorm Room (with a highway view)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_u5vqvm3G8
Better organized than most!
My Dorm Room (with a highway view)

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Better organized than most!

Our Dorm Room (it's a girl thing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1nad0EphVM&NR=1
Our Dorm Room (it's a girl thing)

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Aaron and Jeff Messy Room (it's a guy thing?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmD0PWfKZdw
Aaron and Jeff Messy Room (it's a guy thing?)

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Organizing your own room

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There are lots of helpful links for getting you dorm room organized. Here is a sampling of useful links.

A Quick Course in Dorm Room Decorating

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/quickdorm

Dorm Room Organizing 101

http://www.myroommateisdrivingmecrazy.com/tips/DormRoomOrganizing.htm

How to Maximize Space in a Dorm

http://www.ehow.com/how_2122280_maximize-space-dorm.html

How to Clean a Dorm Room Quickly

http://housekeeping.about.com/od/roombyroomguide/ht/quickdormroom.htm

Do-It-Yourself.com: Build Closet Shelving

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/closetorganizer
If you're at all handy with tools, check out this site for building your own shelves...and thinking ahead of time about what you'll store in your closets, and where.

Do-It-Yourself.com: Build Closet Shelving, Materials and Tools

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/closetorganizer2

Do-It-Yourself.com: Build Closet Shelving, Wire Rack Shelving

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/closetorganizer3
If you're not a do-it-yourselfer, off-the-shelf shelving makes it easy to do.

Do-It-Yourself.com: CD Storage

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/cdstorage
If you still have lots of CDs (you haven't gone digital?), there are lots of ways to store them.

Girl On the Wing: Dorm Room Photos

http://community.livejournal.com/ourbedrooms/792979.html
Here's how one college student organized her room (a great resource if you have no idea about what a typical dorm room looks like, or how big/little it might be).
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Getting Professional Help

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Here are services that will do it for you ( for a fee... ), or products you can buy to spiff up your new space in the world.

DormAid

http://www.dormaid.com/

Amazon.com: My Perfect Dorm Room

http://www.amazon.com/My-Perfect-Dorm-Room/lm/RRDHMF7K4ZRK2
Stuff you can buy to make it a better place to live, hang out (and oh, yeah, study).

Organize-It-Online.com: Over-the-door Dorm Rack

http://www.organize-it-online.com/itm_dormrack.html
Sometimes, you have to use every inch of available space, even in the air!

Associated Content: Dorm Room Essentials

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/202286/dorm_room_essentials.html

JustDorm.com

http://www.justdorm.com/index.php?action=dorm_check_list
Stuff you can buy.
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User Contributions

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Mark Reed (2 years ago)
I don't know about you, but I was just happy if I had a path to my bed in my dorm room.
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