Making Your Student Room 'Home' | Tiger

As some of you may already know, I'm starting Uni soon. That's right... Soon I will be a student (again) and I have to say I'm a little apprehensive. Goodbye weekday lie ins and hello 12 hour placement shifts and medical exams, sob.
Despite the fact I'll be living at home, Tiger (essentially a mini IKEA aka best shop ever) wanted to send me a few goodies that would fit perfectly with my room. Now I don't get the opportunity to ever visit Tiger, with the nearest store to me being in Preston, so obviously I jumped at the chance to collab with them.
As quite a few of my blogging chums are moving into halls or student housing, I wanted to create a post giving you a few ideas as to how you can make your new strange and unfamiliar rooms just that little bit more "homely" using the bits and bobs I received from Tiger - Sound good? 

Office Set (£2) A5 Notebook (£2)
If you're moving to Uni... You're gonna want to pack your entire room but trust me, that ain't gonna work. Take your favourite things, fill your new room with candles, a big fluffy rug and all the sentimental objects that remind you of your room back home. Make it cosy and more importantly, it's gonna be your safe place for the next year, so make it comforting.
Obvs you're gonna need cute ass stationery too... How else is all that work gonna get done? Tiger make buying stationery super easy by simply producing the cutest products. Take the mini office set for example, all your necessities in one place!

Strawberry Wall Clock (£4)
One of the most exciting things about moving into a new place, for me personally, is getting to decorate your room. I'm a huge geek at heart when it comes to interior designing as I like my rooms to be minimal, but colourful... You see where I'm going with this?
The Strawberry Wall Clock pictured above fits the criteria for my interior style... And it's adorable sooo y'know. Keeping the majority of my room a fairly neutral colour scheme with pops of colour here and there is just how I like it. I find having quite a casual style about my room keeps it looking tidy... Yeah, there's stuff absolutely everywhere but it looks tidy. That's all that matters. You won't be wanting to clean your room whilst dying of fresher's flu. 

Light Chain (£6) Fruit Photo Frame (£2)
Onto the grand finale, a shelf. Yep, something as simple as a shelf (decorated with fairy lights obv) filled with all your sentimental bits and bobs will be a lovely feature to your student room. Books, diaries and cacti are how I've chosen to style my shelf in preparation for Uni... "Style my shelf", that should be a thing. 
And of course, if you're moving away you're gonna need all the selfies with ya pals in frames dotted around your room. Why not go one step further and become the ultimate Pinterest goals? Grab some mini wooden pegs, print your pics off as polaroids and clip them to some string - You know exactly what I'm talking about (plus, it'll make a hella pretty Instagram). 

I've decided to put together a little check list on homeware that I would most definitely be taking to Uni with me. Hopefully you find it helpful too!

• Primark bedding - Cheap and cheerful
• Fake plants - To brighten up the place
• Fairy lights - A must in any bedroom
• A rug - Instant cosiness factor 
• Books - So you actually look like you enjoy reading
• Stuffed animals - You'll miss them, trust me
• Make up storage - Obviously it can't be left behind
• Snacks - Not homeware but an essential nonetheless

I do hope this was somewhat helpful for you, and if not, I hope you enjoyed a little nosy into my room! Don't forget to see if there's a Tiger store near you because trust me, their bargains are hard to resist.

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