There’s nothing like the sudden arrival of a teenager in the home, so you need to be prepared for a bedroom makeover. Teenagers see their bedroom space from a different perspective to adults, as it is not just a place to sleep for the night. A teenager’s room is their own private space within your home, an area they call their domain where they are free of your rules and the demands of the world. One great way to let your teenager enjoy their own living area is to let them express themselves in its design. This guide will help give you some ideas as to how you can transform that little child’s bedroom into a teenage bedroom.
Let Them Help Create The Room
We all know how we felt when we became teenagers, that we were one step away from being a fully-fledged adult; we had opinions, ideas, and dreams. So, when it comes to a bedroom facelift make sure you give your teenage kid the chance to express themselves with its design. For the next five years or so, it will become a living area away from the rest of the home, where they can complete homework, play the latest gaming software and chat to their friends. They will want to move away from the child’s room, with its shelves of basic books and stuffed toys. They will see their area as an apartment, where their friends can come over, where they can get stuff done, so it needs to reflect their personality. Most adult bedrooms consist of a bed, some drawers, and a wardrobe, with no attention taken to the look and feel. However, a teenager will want something more vibrant, that reflects their personality, so let them go with it.
Use The Space
All bedrooms offer different sizes, so make sure that you utilize every spare inch. Remember, you will need a sleeping area, a study area, and an area for your child and their mates. If the bedroom is set in the roof with the slope part of it, then create plenty of vertical space. Add box shelves to the wall above a desk, for text books and stationery. It might be a good idea to open up the roof area to get some natural sunlight in, with bigger windows. In small rooms, you can add a small bench to the foot of the bed for homework and study, while one corner of the room might have a few cushions and a rug for lounging around playing games.
Let Them Be Bold
While you might prefer white walls in your room, your teenager most certainly will not. Your room may elicit peace and tranquility, yet this is the furthest thing on a teenager’s mind. The bedroom wall Is the largest area for you to work on in the room, so be bold. Sit down and discuss the options with your son or daughter. Some ideas might include:
- Custom printed design
- Bright and vibrant paint work
- Graffiti art
- Use of neon signs
Be Creative
Let their creative minds run riot, when it comes to designing their teenage domain. Yes, sedate and quiet may work for you, but teenagers want to be funky. Having a cool room for them and their friends to hang out can be important to them. As is the chance to escape from annoying younger siblings, or even you. You can play around with ideas, such as:
- A water bed
- A round bed
- A hanging bed
- Swing or hanging chair
- Chalkboard paint (vibrant pinks, lime greens, and cobalt blues to accentuate their personality)
The most important part of the whole transformation business is that you let them choose and decide how their bedroom will look. There is no point in you adding your personality into it, as they will only resent it.