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Find your slice of life this semester

Whether you're sharing your home with your cat, your parents, or your new roommate, space is most likely something you could use more of. Explore different ways of doing college with our new animated series! Follow Rita, Darren, and Luna to get inspired for fall...

When you’re commuting to college from home, finding a space just for you can be a challenge. But with the right solutions and a whole lot of ingenuity, you can carve out room to be yourself.

If anything will put you to the test, it's life in a dorm. Fortunately, picking up smart storage solutions and tapping into our small space living expertise is easy!

Getting your own place is exciting! And it comes with its fair share of challenges, too. We can help with keeping shared spaces tidy, getting organized, and finding space to express yourself. We know you're up to the task!

Chapter 01 – Study Space

Rita just started her new semester, while living at home. Turns out, finding a space to study is a bit tricky with parents, grandparents, siblings, and pets competing for every square inch of space!

The Story Continues...

Chapter 02 – Compromise: With big personalities but not the biggest space, Jed and Darren have to figure out how to meld their styles and their interests.

Chapter 3 –  The 4th Roommate: Luna has four fluffy paws but no spots to nap. Follow her around to see how she and her three roommates share their space! 

Meet Rita

Rita is a junior trying to balance living at home and staying on top of her classes. Math and science come easy to her but finding space to study is a lot trickier, especially with parents, grandparents, siblings, and pets around. The attic is Rita’s refuge, and she’s starting to take over the LAGKAPTEN desk by the window.

Meet Darren

Darren is a freshman living in a dorm with his roommate, Jed. They got matched by a computer and are both adjusting to living with a stranger. Darren prefers quiet evenings studying or caring for his plants (he loves his GRADVIS plant mister – style and substance), while Jed is more outgoing and likes to play music in their shared space.

Meet Luna

Luna is rescue living with three college students. She definitely prefers the indoor life and is preferential to desks (laptop keyboards, especially). Luna loves napping, hanging out with her humans, napping, exploring new spaces, and napping.

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