Knack Dorm Living: Get The Room--And The Experience--You Want At College (Knack: Make It Easy) - Softcover

Lewis, Casey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599217767 ISBN 13: 9781599217765

Publisher: Globe Pequot, 2010

Synopsis

When high school students think of college life, images of parties and new people and late-night pizza instantly come to mind. Only upon moving in does a freshman realize the buzz-killing downside to the blissful freedom: a 12 x 12 dorm room often shared with a stranger. With Knack Dorm Living, Casey Lewis―herself a college senior at the University of Missouri―provides the guide she searched for, in vain, in her freshman year. She offers invaluable tips on what to pack and what to buy, what to expect, decorating, clothes, and organizing time and money. This is an ideal high school graduation gift for high school seniors―both girls and guys―set to move away from home.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Ah, college life! Parties, new people, and late-night pizza. But then there's the downside to the blissful freedom: a 10 x 12 dorm room often shared with a stranger. With Knack Dorm Living, Casey Lewis gives you the fully illustrated, step-by-step guide she searched for, in vain, in her freshman year. She offers invaluable tips on what to pack and what to buy, what to expect, choosing your room, decorating, going cheap but chic, and organizing time and money. Above all, she shows that with the right mix of creativityand planning, your humble little room can become a bona fide abode! 450 full-color photos
Rooming * Decorating * Furnishing
Sleeping * Studying * Organizing
Entertaining * Eating * Bathing
Creating Decor, Shelving, & More
Managing Time & Money
Dorm Makeovers * Going Green

About the Author:

Casey Lewis is a college senior pursuing a journalism degree at the University of Missouri. She got her start as a teen fashion writer for About.com at age thirteen and went on to form and write for her own popular Web site, teenfashionista.com. She is a fashion expert and freelance writer for various publications, including the Seattle Times and USA Today. Tech reviewer Christina Scott is the owner of MEtropolitan Decoratting LLC, a company which specializes in designing residential interiors. With a gift for tackling tight quarters and limited budgets, her work is also featured in the book, Libby Langdon's Small Space Solutions. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1599217767
• ISBN 13: 9781599217765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256