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Dorm Room Living: 3 Little Essentials That Can Make a Big Difference

by on Aug 22, 2014

The internets are replete with dorm decor ideas this time of year. Although they all offer great ideas, a lot of them just aren’t practical. Some might take more time to construct than you’d like; others might take up too much packing space. Some might not even suit your dorm room once you get there. So, in this dorm room decor roundup, we’ve gathered a variety of ingenious ideas that utilize our three little essentials. 

First on our essential list is 3M Command Hooks. A variety of sizes is best. A package of the small and a couple of packages of the larger ones will do just fine. Here’s some ideas for which you can use them.

Mount your iPad anywhere:

An ipad mounted to the wall in front of the kitchen.Do It Yourself RV

Organize your necklaces:

A list of necklaces in a white wallThe Next Big Adventure

Have your glasses within reach when you wake up:

A pair of brown eyeglasses sitting on an eyeglasses stand.Pinterest

Besides using them to keep track of your keys, you can use them to hold up a curtain/fabric to create an on the fly headboard.

Two keys hang from a keychain.The Container Store

Next on the must-have list, wooden clothes pins. (Not only are they and inexpensive alternative to, say, bulldog clips, they’re charming too.) Couple them with the Command Hooks and some string or yarn, and you have a great photo collage:

A wall has a bunch of photos hanging from strings on it.Dorm Room Crafts

Use them to keep your cords tidy

A clothes pin with the name Amy on it is clipped around a usb cable.Amy Volk

and identify them too:

Two clothes pins on a black wire.Survival of the Niftiest

Of course they can be used for their original intended purpose: hang clothes that need to be dried too. In this case, wet winter gloves and hat.

Gloves and a beanie hanging from clothespins on a hanger.Lady and the Carpenter

If you pick your clothes out to wear in advance, they make for great closet organization:

Hanging clothes separated by day tags.Glimmersnaps Also keep your scarves tidy with them, as well as use them for chip bag clips, impromptu bookmarks, paper binders, and note and business card holders. The list goes on and on… 

Various women's clothing lined up on clothespins, suspended over hangers on a wall-mount.Pinterest

Our 3rd must-have is Washi Tape. Pair it up with some of those small Command Hooks and look at the cute jewelry holder/wall art you could have:

A table with make up on it in front of wall decorated with pictures and a holiday tree.HGTV

Another great idea from HGTV: impromptu typographical art. Love.

A wall has colored text on it above a laptop on a table.HGTV

Cover unfinished/ugly shelf/desk edges with it (or just give them some style.):

A counter that is clean above a counter that has colored paper.Washi Tape Crafts

Use it to make frames:

Book sitting on top of simple desk near a lamp in an office.Design Sponge

Or even a headboard.

A bed has two round black pillows and a city design on the wall behind it.Flor

Do you have an ingenious way of using 3M Command Hooks, wooden clothes pins, and washi tape? If so, we’d love to hear them in the comments!!

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