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Survival Kit For Small Places

Big Ideas for a Tiny Dorm Room

July 01, 2014
Back to school takes on a whole new meaning when “school” is college. Goodbye crayons and packed lunches, hello required reading lists and tiny dorm rooms! Help your college student fly from your nest into a much tinier nest with this kit. Just assemble the products and print off our “how to” list below.

Materials

  • Binder Clips
  • Pop tabs
  • Ziploc® products

Binder clips

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1. Maximize your mini fridge by keeping your pop bottles neatly stacked with binder clips.
2. Hang pictures with binder clips. Loop the silver part over a nail and clip onto your poster. You won’t have to put holes in your art or risk tearing it with tape.
3. Keep your cords tangle-free by organizing them with binder clips. Just clip them to your desk and slide each chords through. Bonus: decorate your binder clips with washi tape (available at local craft stores) to keep it looking cute!
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Ziploc® containers

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Ziploc® containers

1. Nail polish bottles multiply like bunnies. Contain the chaos by keeping them in a Ziploc® container. You can even organize by color!

2. Keep your cereal and other pantry items fresh and organized in your tiny pantry by sealing them in Ziploc® containers. 

3. Make cleaning a microwave way easier by microwaving a container of water first. About 90 seconds should do it. Depending on the mess.

Pop tabs

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1. Save space in your tiny closet by doubling up your hangers with pop tabs. Pop tabs

Ziploc® bags

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1. Buying in bulk is awesome until you have to find room for all those boxes. Just take the snacks out of boxes and store only what you need in Ziploc® bags. For the super snacker, try saving them in Ziploc® Big Bags. Boom.

2. Cords can be the worst. So just put each cord in a Ziploc® bag (with binder clips as an added organized bonus) and skip the messy headache.

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3. Rather than getting your balls everywhere, store your sports equipment (like soccer balls, footballs or volleyballs) in Ziploc® Big Bags. Use the handles to easily grab your equipment and go.

4. Laundry day doesn’t come often in college. Store super stinky clothes in Ziploc® flexible totes to contain the stench! The handles make for easy transport and the superior seal makes for a happy roommate.

5. Store out of season clothes, extra blankets and pillows in Ziploc® Space Bags® or Ziploc® flexible totes and place them in an out-of-sight, out-of-mind place.

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