What to Bring and Not to Bring

 

Here are some suggestions of items you may wish to consider bringing with you (in no rank order):

• Alarm clock
• Computer
• Camera
• Cell phone
• Desk lamp
• Stereo, radio
• MP3 player
• VCR, DVD player, Game System
• Telephone (supplied in AVM)
• Television
• Portable television antenna (optional)

• Cards/board games
• Address book
• Insurance information
• Leisure books, magazines

• Bathrobe
• Bath towels, face cloths
• Toiletries
• Tissues
• Toilet paper (AVM & PHR)
• Bandages & basic medical supplies
• Sandals/flip-flops for shower
• Hairdryer, curling iron, etc.

• Clothes hangers
• Iron
• Laundry soap, basket, fabric softener
• Clothes drying rack (small)

• School supplies (can be purchased at the UM Bookstore

 

                  

• Pillow/pillowcases
• Sheets
• Warm blankets
• Comforter

• Warm clothing
• Winter coat/raincoat
• Mittens/gloves
• Toque and scarf
• Winter boots
• Clothes for special occasions
  (Hallowe'en, Christmas dinner, socials)

• Sports equipment
• Sports clothing
• Bathing suit

• Dish soap, dish rack, drain board
• Garbage bags
• Cleaning supplies
• Dish towels and dish cloths
• Setting of dishes and cutlery
• Travel mugs/water bottles (non-glass)
      
• Refrigerator - 5 cubic feet or smaller (regular-sized fridge included in AVM)
• Broom/dust pan (AVM & PHR)
• Cooking appliances
 (must have an enclosed heat source and be used in a kitchen or lounge) i.e., toaster, toaster oven, slow cooker, electric frying pan, electric wok, rice cooker)

If you do not own these items or don't have room to bring them, don’t panic. You can decide which items you would like to have once you've settled into residence. Additional items can be purchased at a reasonable cost in stores near the University.

 ► Campus Linens Canada

You can now order from an on-line catalog for all your linen needs in residence. Your package will be delivered to your residence front desk waiting for your arrival. Watch for deadlines for free shipping. Please visit their website for more information and to browse their online shopping superstore.

 ► Furniture, Room Decoration, and Lofting
All residence rooms and suites are furnished. Students are permitted to bring in smaller items such as a standard bar fridge, bookshelves, posters, plants, additional lighting, etc. (see list above for more ideas)

However, residents are prohibited from (but not limited to):
  • bringing in own mattresses
  • setting up bed lofts
  • bringing large items: full-sized refrigerators, pianos, etc.
  • mounting any poster that is sexist, racist, or otherwise offensive (as determined by the Residence Life Staff) on the outside of their room door or facing the outside on the window of the room
  • removing, moving, or altering assigned furniture
  • bringing residence or university common area furniture or fixtures into their rooms;
  • damaging walls or paint
  • using electrical appliances with exposed wires (must have original factory casement or replacement casement)

 ► Room Decorations

Here are some inexpensive dorm room decorating ideas:

1. Postcard murals. Postcards are cheap, colorful, and fun. Collect postcards from places you've been and places your friends have been and turn them into unique posters. If you're crafty, create a postcard mobile.

  2. Throw pillows

There's no better way to add a quick splash of color and comfort to your room. You can spend a fortune on designer throw pillows, but don't. Cheap ones are available just about anywhere. A big comfortable reading pillow will come in handy as well.

3. Window decorations. Why not brighten up the window? Affix some simple suction cup decorations, and if you're crafty, make your own.

4. Plants

Living things make a room feel much more like home. Unless you have a green thumb, it's probably a good idea to stick with low-maintenance varieties.

  

5. Lamps. Fluorescent dorm lights are hard on your eyes after a long time of study. Lamp light will make your room feel much more like a home.

6. Bookends. One thing you're definitely going to need is books, right? So why not add some color to the room with cool bookends? Awesome bookends can be purchased at bookstores, or buy some cheap ones and decorate them yourself.

  7. Photos

Arrange photos of your family, friends, events into interesting displays on desktops, shelving, or on the wall with appropriate hangers.
 

 

 8. Maps. Wall maps are colorful, cheap, and and scholarly in kind of a hip way. Globes are a nice touch as well.

9. Sports memorabilia. If you're a fan, decorate your walls with pennants and such, Just don't bring in any expensive memorabilia.

10. Small artificial trees and seasonal ornaments. You simply don't have room for a large tree, but you can buy artificial trees that come pre-decorated with electric bulbs. Stop by the U of M bookstore for some special seasonal ones. or you can procrastinate a little on your studying and make your own.

 ► Decorating Resources

Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Off to University

IKEA
Bedroom Ideas

Winnipeg Free Press - Saturday, October 8, 2011
Spicing up the dorm

Oprah.com
Dorm Room Decorating Tips

Flyerland.ca
http://winnipeg.flyerland.ca/