You don’t want your kids to forget what “home” feels like while they're away, so be sure to pack them the right bedding layers to bring the warmth of home into their new dorm room which is probably still cold and bare after the last academic year’s dormitory move out.

You’d be surprised how small adjustments, like laying out a Coquette Ruffle Ribbon Ties Duvet Cover, can transform a room from being a new space to “their space”.

We want them to “live" in their dorms, not just stay there in between classes, so be sure the space they build is somewhere they look forward to coming back to at the end of the day. Our Mixed Gingham Striped Bedding Set comes in different shades, all of which are perfect for your dorm room essentials checklist as both a defining piece of room decoration, and a cozy comforter to just flop onto if you’re ever in need of an in-between class breather.

I dare say, it’s so soft you’ll be tempted to do all of your class work right there on the bed. Just place an Egg Glass Lamp nearby for some extra reading light and your golden.

Speaking of working on soft surfaces, the practice of using your dorm room essentials to create a cozy workspace is something that should really be given more attention, especially for students who opt for the dorm life in their uni years.

When you live in a dorm your personal and academic lives ultimately share the same space, which may be challenging if you don’t balance them out, but there’s also a chance to finally live the dream of working hard while in your comfiest state, which can actually be pretty sound advice if you really think about it.

It’s like the saying: “Work smarter not harder”.

If you know sitting over a desk for long periods of time is causing you discomfort and affecting concentration, why wouldn’t you want to throw a Fluffy Plush Square Pillow into your workspace? The use of soft dorm room essentials for physical support can help sustain and even elevate your proactive flow.

Your dorm’s AC makes it too chilly to sit still, but you don’t want to work without cool air? Wrap yourself in a Cozy Earth Tone Floral Blanket. Listen to your body and what dorm room essentials it needs to be more proactive in your workspace. Doing so might even teach you to enjoy accomplishing your academic work over time.

Take our What’s Your Dorm Style Vibe? quiz and let us help you refine your dorm room essentials checklist to best embrace your aesthetic, needs, and comfort levels.

Some of us start our mornings with coffee, a morning walk, or an extra 5 minutes in bed against our alarm’s insistent warnings. Whatever yours looks like, your morning will determine how you tackle that day and given how often universities like to throw new things at you, I’d say it’s best to start yours good and hopeful, you’re really gonna need it.

So among your dorm room essentials should be items to support whatever morning routines you need to get yourself out of bed. Like preparing a designated coffee station so that the calm earthy aroma and flavors of your favorite blend can be the first things you enjoy in the morning.

You can also keep a Portable Cosmetic Storage Bag on your nightstand with all your facial cleansers, so you can immediately take it to the bathroom when you wake up and wash your face for a fully refreshed start to your day. Or maybe you can try hanging your OOTD on the Over the Door Organizer the night before so that in the morning, you’ll wake up excited to finally put it on. Simply put, add things to the room that get you excited to get out of bed, besides finally shutting off your alarm.

Browse our Dopamine Decor Collection to find the best dorm room essentials for a hit of motivation in the morning.

Apart from the lecture halls, the majority of your time as a university student will be spent in your dormitory either resting or working, so you need the kind of layers that can withstand the wear of a whole academic year of use.

Don’t just invest in dorm room essentials that feel and look good, obviously you’d want them to uphold their comfort quality as well to best support your work-rest balance. Luckily for your kids Ever Lasting offers bedding sets made of 3 types of the most durable materials for them to bring back to school:

• Natural Linen

• Washed Cotton

• Silky Tencel

Cotton’s always a top choice when you’re looking for something soft to lie on. It’s quite wear-resistant, so you can literally rest assured every night that our cotton Isla White Floral Embroidered Bedding Set will consistently act as your comfort zone whenever you need to feel more at home after a long day.

Linen in particular is actually said to get softer with every wash. And alongside its quality’s longevity, linen-blends like our Talia Jacquard Bedding Set are a durable and hypoallergenic dorm room essential to have, that’s both breathable and can minimize skin irritation. Perfect if you’ve got kids with sensitive skin that like to toss and turn while they sleep.

On Ever Lasting’s webpage we specifically refer to our tencel beddings as “Cooling Tencel” because they really are just that perfect for hot nights.

Tencel dorm room essentials like our Silky Ruffle Bedding Set are known to be moisture-wicking which means they can pull sweat away from the skin and spread it across the surface to evaporate and keep the bedding dry to guarantee a fresh sleeping experience.

They also have a texture that’s very wrinkle-resistant, which could mean less work on your kids’ part when they have to eventually wash the sheets on their own.

You can pick either of the 3 bedding types based on whatever dorm room essentials they need to feel cozy. Though it would be good for them to have some variety, so that they can experience and learn in real time what layers their bodies fall asleep better in.

Browse our Natural Linen Collection to find the durable bedding set that’s right for your dorm room.

No matter how old we get we will always prefer the kind of peace we recognize and know we can feel secure in to keep us grounded and cozy all year. But when moving into any dorm there’s always that awkward re-adjustment period, where we put feeling comfortable on hold, because we have other tasks to finish first. While it may seem like a valiant effort to stay on top of things, ignoring the need to properly set up your dorm living space could negatively impact your productivity, domestic routines and even quality of rest.

We look for ways to change the space and make it feel more like our own, usually by filling it with useful and even personal dorm room essentials. Students will live in their dorms away from home for long periods of time throughout the academic year, so steps they can take to make a place feel less like an assigned dorm and more like a second home would be appreciated down the line. Reassuring themselves that the space can provide proper comfort and encourage better rest. It might even instill a genuine sense of obligation for them to maintain their dorm life responsibilities if the space is genuinely set up to look more like their own.

As parents, keep in mind that university students who opt for dormitories are presented with the opportunity to start practicing real life adult responsibilities, beyond accomplishing class projects, like organizing their spaces, feeding themselves, and cleaning up on a regular basis. However, it’s also an equal challenge for them to do so, especially the first time. Now in life they will have to figure a few things out on their own but that doesn’t mean we can’t step in to give them a guiding hand every once in a while.

Use our online Dorm Room Essentials Checklist to help you confirm one final time that you’ve got all the basics your kids will need to set up their second home for the best University Life experience.