Dorm Desks

Most college and university dorm rooms are equipped with student desks. If however you will be living in off-campus housing you may need to bring your own. Use the links on this site for awesome deals on dorm desks and everything else you'll need for living away at college.

Dorm Desks

When looking for a dorm desk for your dorm room or apartment; function should be your highest priority. While a solid wood, mahogany desk is beautiful, it simply isn’t practical for college life.

The first thing you’ll want to look for in a desk that you will be bringing back and forth to college is not only easy assembly, but easy disassembly. You won’t need to take apart each and every piece but enough of it to make it easy to transport home again. Look for a dorm desk made from light-weight materials that is solid but not bulky.

Desks that are marketed as “computer desks” typically have storage space underneath for a CPU. If you are bringing a laptop to college with you, you may not need this extra feature and the space beneath can be better used as a shelf for storing other items. Similarly, a pull out keyboard tray typical on computer desks is only worth having if you will be bringing an extra keyboard to campus with you.

Although you may not need the space for a CPU or an extra keyboard, a shelf for a printer is a huge plus. Being able to print in your room will make completing those late night papers much less painful. If your dorm desk does not have a shelf dedicated for a printer, allow space for a smaller piece of furniture right next to the desk for it.

Instead of a full-sized desk, you may want to consider a computer “workstation” or “computer cart”. These typically have a smaller work space than a traditional dorm desk but are much more flexible. They are often easy to assemble, the height is adjustable as are the shelves, and the wheels make it very easy to move around. Although you won’t have much extra space on these carts for desks supplies, etc. you may find that the small foot print is exactly what you need.

Dorm Room Furniture

A college dorm room is typically furnished with a bed, dresser, desk, and desk chair. There are however, a handful of other pieces of furniture to make your dorm room a comfortable and functional home-away-from-home. The links here on our site provide dorm room decorating ideas and will lead you to fantastic dorm room furniture bargains.

Dorm Futon

If you will be living off-campus you may be required to furnish your own apartment. When shopping for a bed, consider a dorm futon. A futon can serve as seating space during the day and a place to sleep at night. The links on our site contain a variety of futon styles and features. Take a look around for the best deals on your dorm futon.

Dorm Chair

Desk chairs come standard in most dorm rooms but you may also want to bring your own more comfortable dorm chair whether for your desk or as additional seating. If you will be living in an off-campus apartment, add a dorm chair to your shopping list. For great deals on chairs, visit the links here on our website.

Dorm Room Bedding

Picking out dorm room bedding can be a lot of fun. Your bed will be the biggest object in your dorm room and the bedding you have on it can set the tone for the whole room; and like clothing, can say a lot about you. Your dorm room bedding choices are endless and you will find the links here on this website have great selections and prices.