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1Woven Storage Totes in Gold
If there's ever a time in your life where you don't need a couple of stylish baskets lying around, I have yet to experience it. $7.99-$14.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
If there’s ever a time in your life where you don’t need a couple of stylish baskets lying around, I have yet to experience it. $7.99-$14.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
2Ultimate Footboard Storage
This is a great solution for small rooms that won't easily fit a bedside table—or for people who are simply living their best bed life. $25 at PB Teen.
This is a great solution for small rooms that won’t easily fit a bedside table—or for people who are simply living their best bed life. $25 at PB Teen.
3Ultimate Footboard Storage
This is a great solution for small rooms that won't easily fit a bedside table—or for people who are simply living their best bed life. $25 at PB Teen.
This is a great solution for small rooms that won’t easily fit a bedside table—or for people who are simply living their best bed life. $25 at PB Teen.
4Threshold Standing Ladder/Floor Miror in Walnut
Everyone needs a place where you can store clothing that's not quite clean but not quite ready for the dirty clothes bin, and the floor doesn't count. Combine it with a standing mirror and you've got a space-saving problem solver. $56.99, at Target.
Everyone needs a place where you can store clothing that’s not quite clean but not quite ready for the dirty clothes bin, and the floor doesn’t count. Combine it with a standing mirror and you’ve got a space-saving problem solver. $56.99, at Target.
5Threshold Standing Ladder/Floor Miror in Walnut
Everyone needs a place where you can store clothing that's not quite clean but not quite ready for the dirty clothes bin, and the floor doesn't count. Combine it with a standing mirror and you've got a space-saving problem solver. $56.99, at Target.
Everyone needs a place where you can store clothing that’s not quite clean but not quite ready for the dirty clothes bin, and the floor doesn’t count. Combine it with a standing mirror and you’ve got a space-saving problem solver. $56.99, at Target.
6Modway CAD Wire Dining Chair
This is meant to be a dining chair, but Bed Bath & Beyond also thinks it would make a great desk chair, and we agree. $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
This is meant to be a dining chair, but Bed Bath & Beyond also thinks it would make a great desk chair, and we agree. $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
7Modway CAD Wire Dining Chair
This is meant to be a dining chair, but Bed Bath & Beyond also thinks it would make a great desk chair, and we agree. $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
This is meant to be a dining chair, but Bed Bath & Beyond also thinks it would make a great desk chair, and we agree. $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
8Shiplap Peel & Stick NuWallpaper
Renter problems are a lot like dorm problems—e.g., what do I do if I can't touch the walls? That's where vinyl peel-and-stick wallpaper comes in. And you know the faux shiplap pattern is Joanna Gaines approved. $45 at PB Teen.
Renter problems are a lot like dorm problems—e.g., what do I do if I can’t touch the walls? That’s where vinyl peel-and-stick wallpaper comes in. And you know the faux shiplap pattern is Joanna Gaines approved. $45 at PB Teen.
9Shiplap Peel & Stick NuWallpaper
Renter problems are a lot like dorm problems—e.g., what do I do if I can't touch the walls? That's where vinyl peel-and-stick wallpaper comes in. And you know the faux shiplap pattern is Joanna Gaines approved. $45 at PB Teen.
Renter problems are a lot like dorm problems—e.g., what do I do if I can’t touch the walls? That’s where vinyl peel-and-stick wallpaper comes in. And you know the faux shiplap pattern is Joanna Gaines approved. $45 at PB Teen.
10Studio 3B Gooseneck Table Lamp with USB Port
If you buy the right desk lamp in college, you could literally use it for the rest of your life. No pressure! $39.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
If you buy the right desk lamp in college, you could literally use it for the rest of your life. No pressure! $39.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
11Studio 3B Gooseneck Table Lamp with USB Port
If you buy the right desk lamp in college, you could literally use it for the rest of your life. No pressure! $39.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
If you buy the right desk lamp in college, you could literally use it for the rest of your life. No pressure! $39.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
12Flokati Faux Fur Throw Pillow
If $15 pink furry pillows are wrong, I don't want to be right. $14.99-$24.99 at Bed Beth & Beyond.
If $15 pink furry pillows are wrong, I don’t want to be right. $14.99-$24.99 at Bed Beth & Beyond.
13Flokati Faux Fur Throw Pillow
If $15 pink furry pillows are wrong, I don't want to be right. $14.99-$24.99 at Bed Beth & Beyond.
If $15 pink furry pillows are wrong, I don’t want to be right. $14.99-$24.99 at Bed Beth & Beyond.
14Room Essentials Black Wall Hanging
The more you can store on the walls, the less crowded your furniture will be. This minimalist hanging accent could hold earrings, photos or anything, really. $18.99 at Target.
The more you can store on the walls, the less crowded your furniture will be. This minimalist hanging accent could hold earrings, photos or anything, really. $18.99 at Target.
15Emily & Merritt Circus Stripe Rug
This black-and-white, goes-with-everything rug from PB Teen is under $700 even for an 8x10, which is more than enough for most modest rooms. Not exactly cheap, but try making those numbers happen at OG Pottery Barn. $169-$699 at PB Teen.
This black-and-white, goes-with-everything rug from PB Teen is under $700 even for an 8×10, which is more than enough for most modest rooms. Not exactly cheap, but try making those numbers happen at OG Pottery Barn. $169-$699 at PB Teen.
16Emily & Merritt Circus Stripe Rug
This black-and-white, goes-with-everything rug from PB Teen is under $700 even for an 8x10, which is more than enough for most modest rooms. Not exactly cheap, but try making those numbers happen at OG Pottery Barn. $169-$699 at PB Teen.
This black-and-white, goes-with-everything rug from PB Teen is under $700 even for an 8×10, which is more than enough for most modest rooms. Not exactly cheap, but try making those numbers happen at OG Pottery Barn. $169-$699 at PB Teen.
17Room Essentials White Utility Cart
This IKEA knockoff is the ultimate multi-tasker—I use a similar one to store my beauty tools in the bathroom and another as a makeshift bar cart. $24.99 at Target.
This IKEA knockoff is the ultimate multi-tasker—I use a similar one to store my beauty tools in the bathroom and another as a makeshift bar cart. $24.99 at Target.
18Emily & Merritt Bow Chair
There are two things that I demand of any vanity chair: it must not take up too much space, and it must be cute as a button. Check and check. $269 at PB Teen.
There are two things that I demand of any vanity chair: it must not take up too much space, and it must be cute as a button. Check and check. $269 at PB Teen.
19Emily & Merritt Bow Chair
There are two things that I demand of any vanity chair: it must not take up too much space, and it must be cute as a button. Check and check. $269 at PB Teen.
There are two things that I demand of any vanity chair: it must not take up too much space, and it must be cute as a button. Check and check. $269 at PB Teen.
20Room Essentials White Utility Cart
This IKEA knockoff is the ultimate multi-tasker—I use a similar one to store my beauty tools in the bathroom and another as a makeshift bar cart. $24.99 at Target.
This IKEA knockoff is the ultimate multi-tasker—I use a similar one to store my beauty tools in the bathroom and another as a makeshift bar cart. $24.99 at Target.
21Room Essentials Black Wall Hanging
The more you can store on the walls, the less crowded your furniture will be. This minimalist hanging accent could hold earrings, photos or anything, really. $18.99 at Target.
The more you can store on the walls, the less crowded your furniture will be. This minimalist hanging accent could hold earrings, photos or anything, really. $18.99 at Target.
22Woven Storage Totes in Gold
If there's ever a time in your life where you don't need a couple of stylish baskets lying around, I have yet to experience it. $7.99-$14.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
If there’s ever a time in your life where you don’t need a couple of stylish baskets lying around, I have yet to experience it. $7.99-$14.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
23Mercury Luggage 31-Inch Storage Trunk
It's a coffee table. It's storage. It has wheels. What else could you ask of a piece of furniture for under $100? $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
It’s a coffee table. It’s storage. It has wheels. What else could you ask of a piece of furniture for under $100? $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
24Mercury Luggage 31-Inch Storage Trunk
It's a coffee table. It's storage. It has wheels. What else could you ask of a piece of furniture for under $100? $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.
It’s a coffee table. It’s storage. It has wheels. What else could you ask of a piece of furniture for under $100? $89.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.

Congratulations—graduating from college means never having to purchase twin XL sheets again. But even if your bean bag chair/mini fridge/boho-tapestry-hung-on-a-cinderblock-wall days are over, there’s plenty of dorm decor that’s perfect for anyone who is short on space, storage or money. And that’s basically all of us, right?











Sarah Rufca Nielsen
Sarah Rufca Nielsen
Sarah may be a native of Dallas/Fort Worth, but today she’s loyal to Houston. (She still loves the Cowboys.) She joined the Houstonia team in October 2014, heading up fashion, style and design coverage and covering other beats including the local drag queen scene and all things Matthew McConaughey. A Rice alum, she previously worked for CultureMap and the Houston Chronicle.