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Storage ideas for a small dorm room

If you are starting college, you may wonder how you stay organized in a small dorm space. It all comes down to storage. Do you prefer hiding your stuff away or seeing what you have? Take a look at our solutions with drawers, shelves and storage combined with a bed so you can make the most of a small space. 

A dorm room featuring a bed with integrated storage along with a desk and hanging clothes storage nearby.
A dorm room featuring a bed with integrated storage along with a desk and hanging clothes storage nearby.

Hidden in plain sight

Loose papers and accessories can ruin a tidy impression and conflict with a need for visual order. Why not hide away stuff in some nicely coloured storage boxes? Far prettier!

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A paper storage box in blue holding rolls of paper, placed on a white floor and its lid leaning against the side of the box.
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Storage with many roles to fill

Make your dorm flexible with a sturdy storage unit that can be used as a clothes rack, shelves, and even a room divider – great when you're sharing a space. Change its function and roll it to another corner, or even to your next address!

A student dorm room with a black open storage unit on wheels with hanging clothes, and a desk and bookcase in the background.
Two coffee/side tables on wheels made in birch plywood, with one of the tables opened up showing stored blankets inside.

A home for books and clothes

With lots of study books, you need a good place to store them, and at the same time you want storage for your clothes. Our answer, combine bookshelves with drawers for clothes in one unit! Put your favourite books on display and keep notebooks in a hanging folder close to your reading and writing chair.

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A white bookcase with drawers and shelves propped with old books, a typewriter and sculpted bust placed by a reading corner.
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Easy access or stored away

Choose open storage with shelves for daily things you need to reach easily, like dinnerware or cooking utensils, while keeping your top secret college work and experiments hidden in drawers.

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An open shelving unit holding various books, files, baskets, and dinnerware, with a table and two chairs in front.
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Maximizing the space

Make use of the space under a bed too with storage cases that are perfect for bed linen, shoes or even old study books and essays.

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Two storage cases with orange zips sticking out from under a bed made with a white quilt cover with a black-patterned grid.
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