Has anyone tried out "Microfiber" sheets? I keep seeing them in the Twin XL size, and Amazon has some highly rated, but I can't help but think cotton is better.
Has anyone tried out "Microfiber" sheets? I keep seeing them in the Twin XL size, and Amazon has some highly rated, but I can't help but think cotton is better.
Your instincts are sound. Microfiber sheets are very hot and sticky. Cotton or thick flannel, depending on season, is best.
I live in New England and would like to say that most dorm rooms in our area are overheated, not underheated, so unless you like to be REALLY warm while sleeping, I'd avoid flannel and microfiber sheets.
@1399HdJ
Cotton is definitely better! I bought microfiber sheets from Target and they don’t last as well as cotton. They feel really soft and nice at first but after several washings, they start to pill.
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would like to say that most dorm rooms in our area are overheated,
Thus the reason my daughter took 8 blankets the first year and one the final year. Fan is much more important than blankets. When it is 29 below, not advisable to open the window.
It's not a comfort item, but we packed a large ziplock bag with rice in it in case of phone mishaps. I know it was used once by D and at least once by one of her friends.
OK, so after reading all this, I tentatively have a boot tray and coat rack in my amazon cart. (School is in NH). I'll wait till the princess wakes up and get her input before hitting "submit."
Either way, I'm ordering one of the boot trays for our Long Island house. For under $10, I have no idea why we don't already own one.
Lots of the other stuff that sounded good-- a surge protector with multiple outlets, a fan, a "husband"-- we've already taken care of.
@bjkmom My hubby used the mounting hardware and screwed them into a beam in our walls - I really really love them, they are a super strong magnet, look great etc but they are pretty heavy and with the strong magnets I am not sure if command hooks will do the job.
FWIW - We bought a wipe board at Target last night that has a magnetic section along with a cork section - some cute tacks and she is good to go
Our kids both loved thin, lightweight blackout curtains that they attached with hooks (yes, both are night owls). They bought them online and preferred them to eyeshades.
I agree with the “less is more” concept. Generally dorms or other college residential space is already smaller than the students have been living in, so open space is at a premium. Don’t cram it full of “stuff.”
I just did the Target run for meds. There are one or two things coming from amazon, like the comforter she finally decided on and that boot mat. (The coat rack was eliminated in favor of still more Command hooks... they won't tip over or use floor space.) And of course, she still has to tackle packing up her clothes and deciding what to take and what to leave.
When we get info on the amount of space under her bed, I can pick up some underbed storage units-- I don't want to do that until we know the height. The dorm was just refurbished and the info isn't online. So she's planning to email the dorm director.
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Your instincts are sound. Microfiber sheets are very hot and sticky. Cotton or thick flannel, depending on season, is best.
Cotton is definitely better! I bought microfiber sheets from Target and they don’t last as well as cotton. They feel really soft and nice at first but after several washings, they start to pill.
Thus the reason my daughter took 8 blankets the first year and one the final year. Fan is much more important than blankets. When it is 29 below, not advisable to open the window.
IKEA sells a magnetic strip, intended to be used as a knife rack. They also sell magnetic clothes pins.
The combination will allow her to display a changing set of photos-- at a VERY low cost and using very little room.
Going to hit IKEA today
How do you secure the ones you have?
Either way, I'm ordering one of the boot trays for our Long Island house. For under $10, I have no idea why we don't already own one.
Lots of the other stuff that sounded good-- a surge protector with multiple outlets, a fan, a "husband"-- we've already taken care of.
FWIW - We bought a wipe board at Target last night that has a magnetic section along with a cork section - some cute tacks and she is good to go
I agree with the “less is more” concept. Generally dorms or other college residential space is already smaller than the students have been living in, so open space is at a premium. Don’t cram it full of “stuff.”
I just did the Target run for meds. There are one or two things coming from amazon, like the comforter she finally decided on and that boot mat. (The coat rack was eliminated in favor of still more Command hooks... they won't tip over or use floor space.) And of course, she still has to tackle packing up her clothes and deciding what to take and what to leave.
When we get info on the amount of space under her bed, I can pick up some underbed storage units-- I don't want to do that until we know the height. The dorm was just refurbished and the info isn't online. So she's planning to email the dorm director.
She did receive a large, cute mirror as a gift: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/hello-gorgeous-18-inch-x-22-inch-light-up-mirror/1060556585?opbthead=true&ta=typeahead&Keyword=hello-gorgeous But I think she's thinking of returning it, and just getting a full length mirror instead-- less bulky and more practical.
But with 2.5 weeks to go, I think we can give the Visa card a well deserved rest.