We at C&C went shopping at Bed Bath...

We at C&C went shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond (www.bedbath.com) for about dorm must-haves, and we asked our screen models, who are all sophomores at Parsons instruct of Design in New York, to give us their tips for furnishing a place on a shoestring budget.

Keren Richter (standing), 19 a graduate of Las Lomas High instruct in Walnut Creek, California, says she considers for free furnishings that have been discarded forward the street. "There's an elementary institute across from where I live, and I took individual of the old school desk that they had deposit out on the curb," she says. "It's dispassionate because it's one of those desk with a cubby perforation underneath for storage."

Aaron Fox 21 (far right) a graduate of recent Vista High School, in Boulder Colorado, also subscribes to the beauty of "found furniture." He snagged a great bureau that someone dumped

Bhairavi Patel (lying down), 19 a graduate of Lakeside High gymnasium in Atlanta, Georgia, says she couldn't live without her dry-erase board, which helps her retain her life organized. "I write everything onward there--my homework, things I have to remember to take to class," Patel says. "It's right in brow of my table area where I do my work for a like reason I can always see it."

Whether you'll be furnishing a dorm nearest fall or you just want to freshen up your bedroom, take a contemplate at our funky finds which we picked up for les than $300

1 Easy Chair Furniture To go on foot $19.99

Let's face it, moving from dorm to dorm each year is no easy task. Packing will be simpler if you lust have to deflate and carry.

2 ensnare Metal Cubes $29.99

Crates are great for storage. We like the apply the mind of these mesh metal cubes, on the other hand you can go cheaper with Yaffa shapes or good old plastic milk crates.

3 Diamond Drawer Organizer $799

Super-organized representations might like this device which helps withhold your socks and undies separated and organized.

4 Jumbo Lap Desk with Clip $799

Can't drag yourself disclosed of bed to study? You don't have to with this lap desk

5 Sounddesign Alarm Clock $1699

Wake up to an assortment of wholes and music with this funky alarm clock

6 Beechwood Snack Table $799

In cramped quarters, foldable furniture is key-note We like this snack table which can assist as a kitchen table or a mini-desk.

7 Indoor Clothes Dryer according to Seymour $9.99

Save cash by hanging your wet laundry in succession a foldable drying rack.

8 Photo owner $9.99

High train friends won't be forgotten if you remember to hang up their photos in this collected picture hanger.

9 Zebra besom $12.99

Keep your space clean with this funky sweeper.

10 Shower Caddy Carry-All $399

11 Underbed Storage Container $999

Trips to the shower down the hail aren't as taxing with a basket to tote your bathroom sundries.

Make use of all the space you have with underbed storage containers to stow away last semester's works or last season's clothes.

12 CD Rack $2499

Valuable shelf space realizes freed up for books and substance if you move your CO to a free-standing rack like this one

13 Bi-Casa Organizer & Message Board $1999

Your roommate will have no excuse for losing your messages. Use dry-erase side to scrawl temporary messages and the bulletin board for souvenirs, photos, and memorabilia.

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