<p>My D will be in the Colonades. Can anyone provide advice on using or not using the service Elon provides for Hutches and Closet Organizers? Do they work well with the desks, dressers and closets in the Colonades is it better to purchase at Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc.</p>
<p>D was not in Colonades, but we bought her a desk hutch her freshman year. It was well made but unfinished. (She painted it). She has used it both years so far and found it VERY helpful to have those shelves over her desk. I would think it would work on the desk in any of the dorms.</p>
<p>The main advantage of the other ones is that they have made them foldable with hinges for storage over the summer, etc…</p>
<p>D got hers at The Container Store in Raleigh…white or brown…</p>
<p>Foldable from Container Store - was able to transport in car during summer break. Target also has a very similar one if not the same.</p>
<p>We bought the wooden Hutch freshman year and he really needed it. He rented a storage unit at the end of the year (with some other students and stored that and a lot of other stuff over the summer so we did have to lug EVERYTHING back and for the NJ. (However that foldable one sounds interesting. )
The next year he was in HHB which has built in shelving and he did not need it and sold or gave it to another student that could use it.</p>