Gallery: These 9 Dorm Room Hacks Will Make Your Roommate Think You're a Design Major

Moving away to college and into a small dorm room can be a tough transition. You can't take most of your belongings with you because they won't fit and you'll be sharing a small room with another person. Close quarters, new faces, and a new place don't always make the best combination and can make you miss home. There's a trick though to getting through the hard times and really enjoying the college experience, especially living in a residence hall, and it's to make your surroundings more familiar so you feel at home. Take these tips and tricks into consideration to decorate your new place so that it feels more like you, so that you can be comfortable. And if your room is so nice and jazzed up it may become the the social outlet of your floor! From tips on how to store power cords to hiding the dings on the old used furniture, these hacks provide you with just about everything you need!