How To Stay Susty With These Sustainable Dorm And School Essentials

 
 

For the baddies heading off to college this year, we know maintaining your well-deserved “sustainable baddie” title is essential. Dreaming up the perfect dorm oasis is one of the best parts of the young adult experience, but unfortunately, those silly (read: greedy) corporations are pouncing to promote their not-so-susty furnishings.  Luckily, there are many susty ways to build your perfect boudoir, and we’re giving you all the deets. Introducing the Sustainable Baddie All-Inclusive Guide to Building the Baddiest Dorm Room of All Time: 

For getting your baddie beauty sleep:

 
 
  • As you embark on 2-4 years of all-nighters and lots of WFB (work from bed) and FWB (we don’t need to spell this one out for you) time having comfy and cute bedding is a MUST. Especially when your bed takes up ⅔ of the entire room…   

It’s girlboss hour!

 
 
  • When grind time calls, a girlboss must answer! College life is all fun and games until finals week, but your perfect susty desk space will ease that test stress. 


Did someone say girl dinner?

 
 
  • Undergrad dorm dinners basically defined the “girl dinner” trend (ex: hummus and crackers, a cheese quesadilla, and a bag of microwave popcorn). You’re going to get really good at these types of meals, so let’s at least keep it susty. 


Okay tech queen

 
 

Get your refurbished tech from Back Market, an especially susty and affordable marketplace for buying quality tech products like computers, tablets, headphones, and literally anything else you need to get your study grind on. They’re also offering specific Back To School discounts for students.

For your “What’s inside my bag” tik tok

 
 

Get your school supplies from our favorite susty brands featured in our Back-To-School essentials. You’ll have the most colorful supplies in class. 

The bag that fits the things that are in “What’s in my bag” tik tok 

 
 
  • A good go-to bag needs to go with all your best campus outfits and fit all your intelligent baddie necessities. Here are our favorite bags

  • Oh sorry, you’re more of a backpack baddie? Okay, posture! Okay, comfort and ease! Well lucky for you, Topo Designs has the cutest sustainable backpacks (in our humble opinion). 

There should be a box for that

 
 

You’ll realize pretty quickly that a small space really means a small space. If you need to maximize the little under-the-bed or closet space your room has to offer, then check out these storage boxes from Open Spaces. Perfect to store all those thrift finds. 

For the run to the dorm shower

 
 

The biggest fear of most susty baddies who are heading to dorm life is the shared bathroom. It’s giving summer camp but for the whole year?? No thanks. To make your dorm bathroom experience a little easier to get through, we recommend a very comfy and cozy towel to travel to and from those showers with. Here are our recs.

Don’t think about the dorm floor, don’t think about the dorm floor, don’t think about it

 
 

Our fear of disgusting dorm bathrooms leads us to our next necessity: shower shoes!

Coziness is the assignment

 
 

When you’re far from home, having a space that makes you want to cuddle up with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa and give yourself those motherly vibes is extremely important. Our guide to curating a comfy and cozy hygge space will make all the difference.

Keep it clean and pristine

 
 

There is nobody around these parts who is going to clean up after you babe. It’s the perfect time to stock up on all the cleaning products to keep your dream room dreamy and not totally dirty. But don’t be too hard on yourself if you let the laundry pile up a bit… it happens to us all. 

Break out the hard hat

 
 

What is hotter than a baddie who knows how to hammer in a few nails? In the moments when you decide to completely rearrange that room (it’ll probably start by delofting your bed), you’ll need to channel your inner Bob the Builder(ess). Here’s our fav tool brand.

Plants for sanity

 
 

It’s no secret that dorm rooms are drab as ever, but ofc, we can liven them up with plants, besties. So hit up our gardening guide to bring a little oxygen into your space.