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Bedrooms

Suzy Newton, Newton & Dyl

Decorating a teen’s room is a challenge, to say the least. Part of being a teen is developing your own identity and usually one that is very different from your parents. They can be notoriously difficult to please so when it comes to a look that both parent and teen are happy with it can be challenging and collaboration is key! Creating a mood board can be a good starting point when putting together a room scheme. You can both add in things that you find, plus must-have items, and then build up a picture that’ll give you a visual tool to refer back to when it comes to ordering paint colours and fabrics. In an ideal world it should be tailored to last until they leave home and will work just as well when they visit for weekends or move back in!

From experience my teenage daughter’s room colour choices have bounced from black to pastel pink. The thought of a black room didn’t thrill me and although it might be the teenage dream we settled on a half-and-half colour scheme instead. Black and white bedroom ideas are a classic colour pairing for a reason. They last the test of time and can be updated with different accent colours or pattern combinations. Halfpainted walls also have a perfectly on-trend look. While painting the ceiling a dark colour is often thought of as creating a cave-like experience, painting the ceiling and top section of wall in the same dark shade helps to extend the wall upwards and can increase the sense of space, which is a useful trick for small rooms.

Lack of space can be a problem in a single bedroom or box room, so finding clever ways of working in extra storage without wasting floor space can be invaluable.

While wall-hung organisers and peg board systems are brilliant above desks and work areas, they can also be used above a bed – or even all around the bedroom –providing stacks of extra storage for all kinds of teenage bedroom decor essentials, from clothes to sports kit and gaming headsets.

If your teen has a favourite colour and a clear vision of what they would like the room to look like, try going all out! Lose the single bed and replace it with a double. Using good quality bedding and timeless fixtures will make it feel like a room that they’d like to sleep in when they’re older. Layering different textures also brings in some warmth and having a clear out of more childish belongings and updating with plants and gallery wall art will create a sanctuary they are proud of – a cool place to hang out with friends as well as perhaps devote some time to study!

Good luck!

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