<p>Do you bring your own desk chair?</p>
<p>I’m trying to make my daughters room look as homey as possible. I’m pretty sure they provide a desk chair but I wasn’t sure if most kids brought their own or not. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I would check the “packing checklist/guidelines” the school provides. </p>
<p>IIRC, at SAS they stipulate that you are NOT to bring in outside furniture to substitute for school provided furniture. I guess they might make an exception if there was a posture/back issue that was addressed by a more ergo chair.</p>
<p>At least in some schools, if the room is spacious enough, you may get her a chair or even a sofa, as long as the meet the fire safety requirement (material, space taking etc). You are not allowed - of course - to move the school provided furniture out.</p>
<p>The best incremental idea I’ve seen on this forum is to get a mattress topper. Some boys at my son’s JBS even brought their own mattresses. Don’t underestimate the value of a good night’s sleep. :)</p>
<p>Also, it’s worth finding out if the dorm floors are carpeted. If not, you’ll want to consider an area rug near the bed. (Caveat: strongly encourage your child to establish a “no shoes in the room” policy)</p>
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<p>A nice desk chair is highly recommended over the wooden chairs typically provided. However, be sure to verify that the chair is in compliance with the school’s fire code policy first.</p>
<p>I agree, a mattress pad is also highly recommended, but check to learn if the school has twin or twin XL mattressess before purchasing your bedding and mattress cover.</p>
<p>For small rooms, the bed block/risers are key to lift the bed to provide extra storage. At son’s school, they provided some cement form (looked home made) type block structures that fit the legs of the bed precisely. As son had initially decided against them, by the time, he wanted some, they were all taken, so we got some at Target (plastic) that worked equally well. Under the bed storage is very useful for clothes that don’t fit in the chest of drawers or closet (if small) or a cache of personal items or food.</p>
<p>They won’t use the desk chair anyway - they sit on or in the bed to do their schoolwork.</p>
<p>I have to say, a really comfortable rolling office chair for our son was the best investment we made. He is not the type to sit on a bed and do work, though he sometimes sits on his futon sofa. His dorm has very large singles (hence the ability to fill it will tons of outside furniture).
I agree with him that the desk chairs at his school are really uncomfortable.</p>
<p>On the other hand, my daughter has been perfectly content with a large lap desk - she loves to sit on her bed or her floor pillows and study. Her desk is more like a large shelf usually - she stacks her books, papers, and printer on it but doesn’t sit there.</p>
<p>I second the idea of a really good mattress topper. It makes a huge difference on these dorm beds.</p>
<p>@liddyb4: Did you order a chair and have it shipped, or bring it with you?</p>
<p>My husband decided to order himself a new one and gave my son his giant ‘Donald Trump’ (haha) type brown leather exec chair. It <just>fit into the back of the van -
I wish we had given it to him sooner. He is a rising senior and we finally gave in with the whole chair thing mid-last year. He had been asking for a while. It would have made a huge difference had he had it sooner. He is a sports kid (hockey) so is always nursing a back injury of some sort - having that support while sitting at a computer for long hours in the evening has been priceless.
I can’t imagine that having a chair shipped directly to the school would be a problem, though. It’s just finding a place to store it over the summer or fitting it back into your car when you clean out in June that is an issue. My son’s school has a free storage barn for large items, plus 2 storage bins in the dorm basement for each student.</just></p>
<p>We just bought a comfy office type chair on wheels for under $100. We are keeping it in the box and assembling it in the dorm. The box is smaller than an average size suitcase.</p>
<p>Take into account the size of the room. You can’t really move out school-provided furniture. As a freshman [freshman?], your daughter may*have a small [or tiny] room.
In any case, an extra chair is always a bonus. </p>
<p>Mattress toppers are a very good investment. School mattresses tend to be rough on the back and noisy.</p>