MAKING HALLS YOUR HOME Packing and moving everything out of your student accommodation at the end of your tenancy is a hassle, so you shouldn’t bring everything you’ve ever owned to uni. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have things that will make your room more ‘you’ during your studies. Storage, storage, storage! When choosing your halls, investigate the storage options in the room. You might be lucky in getting a room with built-in storage, but if your room doesn’t come with any you should think about other options. This will also help with moving when your lease is up! Plastic storage towers aren’t the most glamorous or Instagram-worthy storage solutions, but they are cheap and most come with wheels making them easy to move. Under-the-bed boxes are also great for things like university work, and books that you need to keep but want put away. Wardrobe organisers also help if you have limited space, so you can separate your clothes, pyjamas, and undies! If you need ‘proper’ storage solutions like a chest of drawers, check out local selling sites such as Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree, where people are always selling second-hand furniture for cheap (or even giving away for free!) 18
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