Home sweet home for college students is a shared 6-by-8 space for nine months out of the year. Twin beds, minimal privacy, and noise at all hours. That's usual dorm life.

But you can also turn your room into a peaceful refuge, a perfect study spot, and even an amazing place to entertain. TikTok is filled with tons of dorm room transformations, and we have some suggestions for how you can achieve one of your own with some tech.

So whether your student home this year is a small dorm room or a slightly bigger off-campus apartment, we're dropping some knowledge below with what you can buy (or get your parents to buy) before you head back to school.

For more, check out PCMag's complete back-to-school guide.