Renovating Teen Bedrooms
Renovators Place Columnist
Oct 08, 2009
If you have a teenager, you know they're often hard sells. Your vision of what
they should wear to prom or how they should spend their time after school rarely
makes an impact. The same goes for designing teen bedrooms. For your renovation
to be a success, you'll have to find common ground. Here are a few tips for creating
a bedroom design that works for everyone.
Teen bedrooms must meet their needs, but must also suit their parents' budgets
and rules. Here's how to make it work.
When it comes to teenagers, focus on inexpensive bedroom design elements. If their tastes swing wildly in a short time (those were the days), you haven't doled out any serious cash. Reasonably priced elements like paint, wall decorations, area rugs, and smaller furniture are all fairly disposable. So if Alice develops a passion for hot red, no big deal; just paint again.
Designing with your teen can be a pleasure if the two of you can find a little common ground. Remember to leave plenty of room for changing fads - after all, isn't that what being a teenager is all about?
About the Author
Dawn West B.A. holds a B.A. in English from Harvard University and teaches writing at Oregon State University.
Grant Bedroom Design Freedom Where You Can
The first step is to agree to work together. Unilaterally imposing a teen bedroom design scheme is a sure-fire ticket to project failure. Remember that a bedroom is supposed to be a retreat for rejuvenation, which is impossible if your teen hates the way it looks and feels.When it comes to teenagers, focus on inexpensive bedroom design elements. If their tastes swing wildly in a short time (those were the days), you haven't doled out any serious cash. Reasonably priced elements like paint, wall decorations, area rugs, and smaller furniture are all fairly disposable. So if Alice develops a passion for hot red, no big deal; just paint again.
Choose an Element to Invest In
While changeability can make a teen bedroom design more fluid, it can also leave a room feeling flimsy and transient. To avoid that pitfall, choose a piece of furniture or two that you and your teen can agree on - say a desk or a bed - and actually invest in quality. A nice, carefully-selected piece of furniture will hold its own through one redesign after another.Designing with your teen can be a pleasure if the two of you can find a little common ground. Remember to leave plenty of room for changing fads - after all, isn't that what being a teenager is all about?
About the Author
Dawn West B.A. holds a B.A. in English from Harvard University and teaches writing at Oregon State University.
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