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8 Best College Dorm Bedding and Bath Essentials for 2022

Your dorm will be your home throughout your time in college, and it’s incredibly important to make it feel as comfortable as possible. It will be your space to relax and recharge after a long day, a place to do your schoolwork, and likely a spot to socialize as well.

Read on for our curated list of the best bedding and bath essentials that every college student must have in their dorm in 2022.

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Styling Ideas For Your Master Bedroom
So, if you are like me, your bedroom tends to be your safe space, the place where you leave everything at the door and recharge, heal, and relax. That being said, why not take the time to create a space that can become your escape from the world? Lucky for you, I know some great ways to design your space in a way that allows for total relaxation and a euphoric experience. Let's totally zen out, and find the perfect style to fit your self-care needs!

My bedroom has undergone multiple styles and décor overhauls, leading me to a unique style encompassing my favorite designs throughout the ages. While questioning how fiscally responsible all these changes are, I can finally say that my personal oasis is finally complete.
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The Best Plants For Your Bedroom

Plants have so many qualities to them that not only help with our everyday lives but can also brighten a room in so many ways, especially when pairing your plants with your furniture and most importantly, your bedding. Let’s get into some specifics about plants, not only do they provide air quality but they change our moods in a good way!

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The Best Scents for A Good Night's Sleep
After a stressful day, few things in life can be as rejuvenating and energizing as a restful night’s sleep. While fluffy pillows, pristine white sheets, cotton quilts, and a pitch-dark bedroom can help you drift off with ease, there’s one often overlooked, easy, and inexpensive tool you can add to your nightly routine. Wondering what they are? Scents!
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How To Style Your Bedroom With Pops Of Color

All these websites and apps give us tips and tricks, secrets, hacks to mix and match, diversify, and create a one-of-kind bedroom that represents who we are, so I'm sure most of you are asking, "Where do I start?"

Well, that's where I come in to give you the tidbits of information needed to make that bedroom of yours the topic of conversation.

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5 Ways To Decorate Your Bedroom With Color

Picture this, you walk into your local store that not only sells the groceries you’re looking for but beautiful home décor and knickknack’s that you’re dying to take home with you. You look to your checklist of items you need to purchase and realize that beautiful black lamp with gold trim finishes you’ve been eyeing is not on that checklist, what to do, what to do?

My suggestion, buy it!

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Color Combos To Try in 2022
Combining colors that will make striking statements and what better way than to do so then in 2022, the year of revolution and expansion, we are here to expand our creativity and revolutionize how we see color and how it can be used to show originality and individuality.
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Ultimate Checklist For Your Guest Bedroom
Now, if you’re anything like me, I always prefer having a two-bedroom home, the reason being for the simple fact that I can convert that secondary room into an office/guest room, it’s a fabulous combination, and it allows one to explore many options in diversifying a guest room. That being said, we want to make our guests feel welcomed when having a guest room, and this is where an organized checklist comes into play when inviting guests to stay the night.
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Tips To Improve Your Nightly Routine

Morning routines and caffeine are often hailed as sure-shot mantras for success, and it can be easy to take the benefits of sleep for granted. The truth is, a good night routine is one of the effortless ways of improving your sleep quality and your overall health.

Even simple things like comfy bedding, fluffy pillows, and soft linens can help you drift off with ease and set you up for the following day.

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How to Care For Your Towels

One of the most frequently used items in your home is your towels. Bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, etc. are all used daily for your personal hygiene needs. So when you get up in the morning to shower or end the day with a good face wash, you want to use towels that are cozy, comfortable, and durable. You want soft, luxurious towels. So, you will want to make sure those towels are cared for so they remain soft and cozy.