It's easy to get
stuck in the same old routine every day. School, homework, activities—Blah. If you feel like you need a power
boost in your life, you can magically transform your everyday mood with
a makeover for your teenage girl bedroom! When you're a kid, your parents
get to decide what your room looks like and what goes into it, but now that
you're getting older and have lots of your own interests, you can express your
interests in your own personal space. Your same-old routine may not seem so
blah if you're surrounded by things that get you going.
Pick a
theme
Perhaps you have a passion for a color, like
turquoise, or a sport, like gymnastics. Maybe you like to be motivated by your
favorite sports hero, band, or actor. Sometimes it's a no-brainer and you know
exactly what you want to do with your teenagegirls bedroom. Other times, you'll find it
hard to nail down just one thing. After all, when you redo your room, you'll
have to stare at those walls every night before you go to sleep and every
morning when you wake up.
If you don't have a theme idea in mind, create a list of what
gets you going—things you would like to surround yourself with in your own
space every day. Here are some ideas: World Travel, The 70s, Tie Dye, Country
Living, Nature, Flowers, Polka Dots, The Beach, Hawaii, Surfing, American Idol,
Guitar Hero,Ballet.... Some of the ideas you can cross
out immediately, like themes that would be hard to do, or ones that could be
too much of a good thing. Then try to picture each one what the space would
look like, and how easy it would be to do.
After a few days (or weeks) of thinking about it, looking
through catalogs and talking with friends, one or two themes will stand out
clearly in your mind for your new teenage girls bedroom.
For a 70s theme, for example, it's easy to picture a beaded
curtain room divider, a lava lamp, and hot pink shag rug, along with bright,
cheerful colors that can create a fun mood.
For World Travel, you may picture maps, thrift store suitcases
for storage, pictures of planes, ships or cars, and shadow boxes and shelves
separated by places in the world you've been or want to visit. Each area of
your room could represent a different part of the world.
If your theme is a specific color or pattern (like stripes or
dots), you'll probably only need to update your bed linens, curtains, and
little items placed around the room in different shades of that color or that
pattern which you probably already have to make it feel more like a teenage
girls bedroom.
Check Out Your Space
You'll need an area
to sleep, a mirror and place to get dressed, a well-lit place to do homework
and read, and if possible, a cozy area to call your own. If you share a room,
or if your room is very small, your bed area can be all these things if you plan
well!
Run your ideas by your parents. They may have a few good ideas
to add or rules to follow when redecorating teenage girlsbedrooms.
They'll also hook you up with a budget if they'll be footing the bill. You'll
need to talk with them if you want to change the paint color, wallpaper, or
flooring, all of which could be expensive and may not be possible. Be prepared
with standby ideas: if you can't repaint the walls, you may be able to pin up
flags, wall art, or other wall coverings instead; if you can't change the
flooring, rugs can help.
Shop Around For Idea
Catalogs, kids room
makeover magazines, bedrooms in your favorite TV shows, and furniture store
circulars from the Sunday paper are all great for inspiration for a teenage
girls bedroom. You can also head to stores that carry home accessories. An
Internet search is also a great way to get ideas as well. Enter your room theme
name and then the terms teen room or room décor into a search engine, then
browse around the results.
You'll want to shop through your own belongings, and through
things in storage and around the house that your family isn't using. Sometimes
the best new things are actually quite old! Shop your attic, garage, or storage
area, and ask friends and family if they have things that may work well with
your theme. Not only will you get free stuff, you'll also be able to include
items from people you care about, which can make your room even more cozy and
personal for you.
If you're picking a theme based on stuff you love, chances are
you already have some things on hand that work well with it. Whether it's a
color, a pattern (like stripes or dots), a place, or something you're really
interested in, you probably have knickknacks, dolls, decorations, scarves or
souvenirs that would look great displayed in your new space.
Online Shopping Smarts
Be careful when shopping online and
check with whoever is footing the bill before you make any purchases. Not all
websites are safe or responsible with your personal information, so only shop
at sites you or your parents know and trust. Each website has different rules
about age limits for shopping and entering credit card information, so it's
always best to shop online with a grownup.
Transform Your Space
Once you choose your
theme and pull everything together, it should just take a day or two to pull it
all together and transform your new teenage girls bedroom. Do whatever you can
by yourself or with friends, and ask grownups for help in hanging things like
curtains, pictures, or a mirror. When everything is in place, things may look
exactly like you planned or they may need a little more work, but the good
thing about redecorating your space is that, unlike with schoolwork, there are
no due dates! Add and change things as you go, and let your room grow with you
as your interests change and as you have new experiences. Your teenage girls bedroom will be an expression of who
you are, and you will have a space that you feel perfectly at home and
comfortable in. You'll also have a space that shares something about you with
old friends and new ones.
