Dorm Room Decor and Essentials For College

Back by popular demand – all the dorm room decor and essentials your college student will need!
It might seem a little early, but now is the best time to tackle this list of dorm room and college living essentials.
For a number of reasons, you’ll want to tackle this project sooner than later, but right now about 90% of these items are currently on sale.

Door room decor and essentials for college.

Dorm life has come a long way from the plastic milk crates and wipe off memo boards that I remember from my own college life experience.

Although, I will say, most dorm rooms are still the same small spaces I remember.

I first posted this round up of door room decor, essentials and school supplies several years ago!

Before I even had kids in college, the original round up was done with the help of our former babysitter.

Now that I have my own college students, I’ve updated this post dramatically!

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Sherwin Williams Repose Gray Paint 7015 Review

Sherwin Williams Repose Gray ( or SW Repose Gray SW 7015 ) is another popular greige paint color you might want to consider for your home.

Sherwin Williams Repose Gray on kitchen cabinets.
Sherwin Williams Repose Gray on kitchen cabinets via @BarrettHomesChicago.

And, for good reason!

Repose Gray is a great choice if you’re on the hunt for neutral gray paint colors without a lot of blue undertones.

However, this wall paint color, while gorgeous in the right setting, can be a bit unpredictable.

This is because I’ve seen it lend itself to green undertones (in north-facing rooms) and even purple undertones!

You’ll want to make sure to get a few of these Samplize self stick paint samples.

Like with all popular colors, this is the best way to test out this beautiful color – more on this below!

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