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"Styling your first dorm room is exciting and stressful at the same time. How are you supposed to fit all of your 23423 pictures of your BFFs and your 50 pairs of shoes in one teeny tiny little room? The good news is that you can style your dorm (or your half, at least) the way you love and still find enough space for all your fave belongings. All it takes is some organizing tips and space-saving tricks. Design expert Veronica Valencia shares her top tips for organizing your dorm and making the most out of *any* sized room! 1. Use your walls Get creative with your walls. A mirror, framed photos, and other objects like these pin-able Cork Letters from Target can be arranged to create a cool gallery wall to display your favorite photos, mementos, and even important reminders. If your school has a no wall hanging policy, hanging several rows of these Room Essentials Photo Clip Strings are an amazing alternative that can transform boring white walls into a cool focal point!  2. Keep accessories neat and visible Using an over-the-door shoe rack with clear holders is a great way to organize your jewelry and keep all your fave accessories visible and tangle-free. Or, if you have the surface space, try a grouping of cute bowls or woven baskets to hold your jewelry and hair pins. It contains the mess and looks chic. 3. Store shower supplies in a waterproof container Contain all your bathroom products in a shower caddy with holes, so they don&amp;#039;t collect water. Choose a color that works with your dorm d\u00E9cor so it looks great sitting out in the room. And, a great trick is to buy a boot mat so that any water collects on that and not in pools on your floor.   4. Use pillows to create extra seating Buy a few large toss pillows for your bed, so they can double as floor cushions when friends drop by for a movie night.  5. Take advantage of under-the-bed storage Use all the space in the room, which includes the space under your bed. Bed risers work great\u2014they raise the bed to make room for bulkier things like sweaters and shoes, and you can use sliding storage units (like the Under the Bed Shoe Box, below) to everything organized. If you have tons of shoes, make it easy to find what you need with color-coded shoe organizers or bins\u2014think: green for flats, yellow for boots, and red for heels.   6. Add extra light The trick to making a small room look bigger is always lighting! Natural light is the best, but most dorms only have one window. So, create the mood by adding more than one light source\u2014at least one bedside lamp and a floor lamp if you have space. 7. Invest in smart storage Look for organizers and furniture designed for maximizing small spaces, like dorms. Make the best use of all your vertical space, with floor-to-ceiling storage in your closet, bins under your bed, and shelves loaded with patterned baskets for keeping your stuff out of site. If you have a common room or enough space to have friends over, folding tables (like these Room Essential Nesting Tables) give you more surface space when you need it and fold away when you don&amp;#039;t, a la an extra desk for a study group or a spot for takeout to land on Pretty Little Liars night.  Enter our Target Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 Target gift card to help you gear up for college! Click here for all the details! MORE: Sneaky Dorm Room Space-Savers 11 Super Cute Ways To Organize All Your Beauty Products 15 Colleges With The Best Dorm Rooms, Food, &amp;amp;amp; More! Photo Credit: Target; Urban Outfitters; Dormify "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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