Make your teenagers happy with the look of their bedrooms - allow them to
decorate it themselves. Give your kids a sense of autonomy and watch them take
on responsibility - it may pleasantly surprise you. Here are some suggestions
that can change the look of a room with relatively little expense.
Painting a bedroom is an excellent way to change its entire appearance with
minimal cost. Add interest by using deeper and stronger colors rather than
neutral ones. Try painting the ceiling for a change. Stencils, rag-rolling and
sponge painting add texture. Ask your local paint shop about different
techniques.

Consider blackboard paint for a section of the wall - or all the way around the
room. This allows them to express their creativity (or do their homework) -
especially if your teenager enjoys drawing. If you have the time or inclination,
or if your teen is particularly good at painting, a mural might be something to
consider. A logo of a favorite sports team can take up an entire wall (go
Canucks!).

Some teenagers are pack-rats and accumulate a mountain of assorted treasures.
They may not have enough room in their closets for all their stuff, so it ends
up under the bed and all over the floor.

Shelves are one solution - and they don’t have to be expensive wooden ones
either. Get creative and think of different types of crates and cement bricks
that you can spray paint in neat patterns - just put a wooden board across the
top.

For teenage girls, fabric hung from the corner of the ceiling in loops can make
the room look classy. If it is secured well, it can also be used as a place for
arranging stuffed animals. Find colorful scarves at local thrift shops, or
perhaps stored in the attic.

For teenage boys, t-shirts that remind them of soccer teams or Disneyland can be
hung on the wall. A plain t-shirt signed by all of his friends will add a
personal touch. Add a group photo next to the shirt to attach names to faces.

Pillows can be made cheaply. Use them as decorations on the bed or for friends
to sit on. Sew your own pillows by cutting out logos from old shirts and sewing
them together, using an old sheet as a backing. Stuff the pillow full of cotton
and stitch it up. If you don’t have old shirts, buy end of stock cloth at any
fabric store.

No teenage bedroom is complete without posters of the newest band, favorite
sports team, or hot actor. Framed pictures of friends look nice if arranged in
an original way. Opened Oriental fans attached to the wall at different angles
add character.

Have your teenager’s favorite quotes, funny sayings, or pleasant reminders
plastered on their wall. Cut out comic strips and tack to the walls - this may
keep visitors in the room longer than your teen wants them there. But they say
laughter is the best medicine - so it can make your teen’s room a healthy place
to be!

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Decorating your bedroom can be a great way to give your self a tranquil retreat, yet so many people neglect this room. Often times people focus on the public rooms of the home - the kitchen, living room and guest bathroom but the bedroom is your own private sanctuary and you owe yourself to decorate it!

If decorating your bedroom seems like an overwhelming task, you might want to take it easy and make small changes over a period of time instead of one huge change. On way to ease yourself into decorating the bedroom is to start with the walls. Artwork can make a huge difference in the look of your bedroom and is one decorating idea that you can easily reverse if the look doesn’t work.

What is the first thing you notice when you walk into someone’s home? The walls, right? Walls enclose the home, giving a thematic impression. So, if your walls are empty you’ve got to get to work to populate them. Wall hangings can be expensive, but that’s only if you purchase something by a famous dead artist. You can create your own artwork without any art instruction whatsoever. First, you have to consider your theme. If you have a Victorian, feminine or shabby chic bedroom theme then you will want floral or feminine artwork. A modern bedroom theme will look best with prints in sleek frames. A tropical look? Then get some jungle style prints or prints of exotic animals and birds.

Do you have hundreds of pictures and just don’t know what to do with them? If the idea of a personalized bedroom picture wall appeals to you, you could arrange the photos into a huge wall photo collage. Examples include pictures of exotic places, weddings, and children growing up. If there is a teenager in your home, their bedroom is probably home to a huge collection of music CDs. They can create their own wall collage using the cover art from their CDs. Although you will have more fun creating your collage yourself, there are companies that will take care of this for you. The cost ranges from about $50 for an 8×10 to $150 for a 20×24 wall collage.

If your bedroom contains foliage, you might want to consider pressing leaves or flowers and framing your work; the best of these are flat. You basically place the leaves or flowers in a book to allow them to dry flat. They are ready for your wall hanging when they become crisp. This shouldn’t take longer than a week or two. After the items are pressed, you will just need to mount the artwork and hang it on your wall.

When you decorate your bedroom with artwork you are only limited by your imagination. Don’t be afraid to experiment. As mentioned previously, artwork is easily reversible. So, be imaginative and creative and design your artwork.

Lee Dobbins writes for Bedroom Designs and Decorations
where you can learn more about
designing your dream bedroom.

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