Dear Adrienne;
I had teenage boys, so in my personal experience the teenage bedroom look was piles of laundry, food crumbs and assorted pieces of sports equipment. However, I do know what you mean. You are looking for that special place between childhood and grownup that is distinctly you. It’s no different for any age really. Surround yourself with what excites you. Whether it’s the colour, or a particular theme (baseball, dance, music), this is your comfort zone, and you know best what that entails.
I get a lot of letters about red. Those who love it are passionate about it, and a whole room isn’t too much. I’ve said many times there is no right or wrong, it’s what feeds you, what you react to, and colour psychology only takes us so far, it gives us a general base from which to start.
When you are a child or teenager it’s necessary to get the OK from parents, but this will always be the case when you are sharing accommodation. And this is when compromise enters the scenario. Decorating isn’t permanent, it evolves and can be changed with relative ease.
Note: For the teen who is doing up a basement room and likes modern, funky furniture, a dresser or headboard can be transformed with paint and new hardware. Add pearl or metallic touches, paint a modern design, change the walls from white to a warm, pale sky blue, and think about fuchsia or lemon green for the accent wall. This will look very cool.
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