Bedroom Designs - How To Decorate A Teen's Bedroom
Decorating Tips
Your son or daughter has grown up and now it's time for a new bedroom design to fit their style. You knew the day would come. The pastel pink bedroom with ruffled curtains and dollhouse border wallpaper wouldn't last forever. Or, the walls painted the same color as a basketball with a light fixture that had a basketball hoop attached...such a cute decor.
Now your child has a whole new set of ideas - usually crazy ones! My kids went through various stages of likes and dislikes. If you don't want to be painting walls all of the time, I would suggest picking a color that can go with the changes. Continuous bedroom makeovers can be expensive. I have heard of a child wanting black walls once. I would have recommended black accents since black is a hard color to cover when you want to change.
Let your child be creative as much as possible. It's their space and they should feel comfortable. Decorating bedrooms is something a lot of teens want a voice in. You can help them put the flow together if they need help. Find out what their interests are and help them to find unique items to showcase those interests.
Most teens are happy with posters, collage picture frames, bulletin boards or anything they can use to display their personal items and pictures. Decorating doesn't have to be expensive.
A fun workspace to do homework is popular in teen's rooms. Anything to make homework seem more inviting! Lots of comfy pillows on their bed is also popular. Personal and comfortable are the two key ingredients.
Bedroom Design
My oldest daughter had chosen gold walls for her bedroom. When she had the room, it was decorated with a lot of bright colors - accent pillows were orange and turquoise, bulleting board in orange...It actually went together quite nicely.
When she moved out, my second daughter wanted to switch rooms. Her room had been a very light, neutral mauvy pink. She is very girlie girl so I was surprised when she wanted to switch rooms. But, it was the teenager thing and she had some wilder ideas!
We decided to accent with a lot of black and white. Some of her girlie accents, like the shoe and gown pillows and the purse print, started to fit right in. Since she is a camera buff, we used one entire wall to highlight her work. I put some of her favorite photos, that she had taken, into matching frames and hung them up. Then to personalize to more, we had a sign made, like a street sign, that said "photography by my daughter's name.
We threw in a little bit of red details and the room came alive.
The built in desk made a great place to do homework. It was made inviting with plenty of friendly photos. If you notice the "leg" of the desk - it is a camera tripod. Since she was so interested in photography, it tied in well with the room.
Once you get the room decorated, just shut the door. Most of the time it won't look picture perfect. A teenager can happily live amidst a pile of clothes, papers and who knows what else. At least you know that underneath is a happy place!
Ways To Organize A Bedroom
- A shoe rack or stand at the bottom of the closet is a great way to keep shoes in order and in pairs. It beats having to search endlessly for the missing shoe amongst the mess on the closet floor.
- Having a laundry hamper or basket is a must for dirty clothes. Nothing is worse than the pile of clean clothes, that didn't get put away, getting mixed up with all the dirty clothes on the floor. A hamper should make it easier to just throw the dirty clothes in right away.
- A bookshelf can be used for more than just storing books. Although it is a great place for those books, it also can be used to store baskets filled with smaller items such as Cd's, make-up, jewelry, keys, cards, etc...The top of a bookshelf is also a great place for a stereo.
- Magazine racks will keep magazines tidy and off the floor. A tiered wall file holder works well for holding lots of magazines or other papers.
- A trash can is highly necessary. Since trash seems to accumulate in a teen's room, they need a proper place to put it.
- If they have a desk, then desk organizational items will come in handy. A pencil cup for pens and pencils, a cd holder, a bulletin board, a paper tray and some kind of piggy bank for all of their change.
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