ROOM IDEAS!? teen bedroom!?
Megan
i really need some ideas.
layout:
3 windows on one wall
fairly spacious
beige carpet
walls are green but im gonna paint them (i need color ideas too)
lots of dark wood.
i dont want anything too dark like red tho.
thanks :)
apparently i didnt add enough. so:
i like fun colors nothing too bright tho.
i like the idea of a themed room.
my windows takwe up that whole wall and the door is on the opposite side in the corner.
Answer
I generally love to answer questions like that, to do with decorating, style, etc. It's a really fun exercise that combines practical thinking (eg for a budget, an occasion, etc) with aesthetic concerns and matters of personal taste. But with the way this question is submitted, it's really broad in scope; answers can really be either very generic (eg, 'make sure the teen likes it' - yeah, well duh! - or 'make sure there is adequate space and lighting for homework - again, so obvious it's hardly useful) or so specific they are only good as a case study: 'well MY room is really cool, it's [insert lengthy description of a bedroom that is great for that specific person with their specific interests, but makes much less sense to anyone else]. Which you can get just fine from any deco website, book, or magazine (heck, even from the ideas pages of the Container Store website).
There are three key areas of information missing from the question post, which had they been included, would IMO have allowed for more useful answers:
1) what the room is like
you did include a short verbal description, but you're not writing a classified ad! it doesn't tell us a lot about the actual layout of it (proportions? door location? window size?). The ideal would have been:
- a sketch of a floor plan of the room (including any features in it that can't be moved, eg very large pieces of furniture - see 3) for more here). This certainly wouldn't need to be blueprint quality, just a rough sketch by hand would have done. And if you don't have a scanner to digitize it, just take a picture of it (try to keep the camera exactly vertical - easiest way to do it is to lay the drawing on the floor and stand above it to take the pic. Just try to hold the camera steady so it's nice and clear). If possible, measure the dimensions (if you don't have a big tape measure, use steps - ie, walk the distance but laying each foot down directly in front of the other, then just measure the bottom of your shoe with a ruler and multiply by the number of steps).
- a picture of the room: stand in one corner and set your camera to the wide-angle end of your zoom (the one that includes the most of your room) and take a picture, then switch to the diagonally opposite corner and take another if you want. Any basic compact camera can cope with this perfectly well, especially if you do it during the day! One thing though: make sure the picture doesn't include anything that identifies you (don't forget your reflection in any mirrors!), as it will be posted online - can't forget about online safety :-)
If you can only do one, go for the floor plan!
2) what the teen is like
you didn't tell us anything at all about that. I do get a little irritated when people go, 'I want something suitable for a teen' as if they are any different to adults in terms of the variety of interests and personalities! I mean, babies and toddlers and even very young schoolkids (pushing it), yeah, by and large, their tastes and needs are going to fall within a range that's fairly narrow. But teens? especially older teens? no way. In some ways, with the whole 'discovering your identity' thing going on in your teens, your space being representative of you can be even more important than to an adult!
So:
- basics: age? boy or girl? special requirements like a disability? siblings? (you might want options for privacy from siblings if there are any around - somewhere to stash favorite clothes or other possessions the room's owner doesn't want borrowed, for instance)
- schooling? (eg a homeschooled kid will need more study space than one attending a school with a good library attached)
- interests? (this is not just for the purpose of decorating the room, but also for making allowances for the gear required to pursue these interests. Very large items like a piano or bicycle might live in communal areas of the home (living room, garage), but smaller things, eg a guitar or a gym bag might be more practically stored in the room - especially the guitar which will be used in there too!)
- personality traits, habits? eg I'm really not a morning person - I am much livelier in the evening and at night than in the morning, regardless of whether I've had adequate sleep - so ideally I need a set up that will facilitate getting up on time: a couple of alarm clocks, a nice dark room so I don't get blinded by bright daylight as my eyelids crack open and decide to just burrow under the covers again to avoid it, etc)
3) what CAN'T be done
ie, project constraints:
- budget and time (obviously; including things like: does it need to be done within a weekend, do you need to keep all of the current furniture and if not, how much of it can go, etc)
- things that cannot be done for other reasons to do with the home's set up (eg, noisy operations - because another occupant requires a lot of quiet time, as with a sibling studying for exams). Or features of the room that can't be changed - eg
I generally love to answer questions like that, to do with decorating, style, etc. It's a really fun exercise that combines practical thinking (eg for a budget, an occasion, etc) with aesthetic concerns and matters of personal taste. But with the way this question is submitted, it's really broad in scope; answers can really be either very generic (eg, 'make sure the teen likes it' - yeah, well duh! - or 'make sure there is adequate space and lighting for homework - again, so obvious it's hardly useful) or so specific they are only good as a case study: 'well MY room is really cool, it's [insert lengthy description of a bedroom that is great for that specific person with their specific interests, but makes much less sense to anyone else]. Which you can get just fine from any deco website, book, or magazine (heck, even from the ideas pages of the Container Store website).
There are three key areas of information missing from the question post, which had they been included, would IMO have allowed for more useful answers:
1) what the room is like
you did include a short verbal description, but you're not writing a classified ad! it doesn't tell us a lot about the actual layout of it (proportions? door location? window size?). The ideal would have been:
- a sketch of a floor plan of the room (including any features in it that can't be moved, eg very large pieces of furniture - see 3) for more here). This certainly wouldn't need to be blueprint quality, just a rough sketch by hand would have done. And if you don't have a scanner to digitize it, just take a picture of it (try to keep the camera exactly vertical - easiest way to do it is to lay the drawing on the floor and stand above it to take the pic. Just try to hold the camera steady so it's nice and clear). If possible, measure the dimensions (if you don't have a big tape measure, use steps - ie, walk the distance but laying each foot down directly in front of the other, then just measure the bottom of your shoe with a ruler and multiply by the number of steps).
- a picture of the room: stand in one corner and set your camera to the wide-angle end of your zoom (the one that includes the most of your room) and take a picture, then switch to the diagonally opposite corner and take another if you want. Any basic compact camera can cope with this perfectly well, especially if you do it during the day! One thing though: make sure the picture doesn't include anything that identifies you (don't forget your reflection in any mirrors!), as it will be posted online - can't forget about online safety :-)
If you can only do one, go for the floor plan!
2) what the teen is like
you didn't tell us anything at all about that. I do get a little irritated when people go, 'I want something suitable for a teen' as if they are any different to adults in terms of the variety of interests and personalities! I mean, babies and toddlers and even very young schoolkids (pushing it), yeah, by and large, their tastes and needs are going to fall within a range that's fairly narrow. But teens? especially older teens? no way. In some ways, with the whole 'discovering your identity' thing going on in your teens, your space being representative of you can be even more important than to an adult!
So:
- basics: age? boy or girl? special requirements like a disability? siblings? (you might want options for privacy from siblings if there are any around - somewhere to stash favorite clothes or other possessions the room's owner doesn't want borrowed, for instance)
- schooling? (eg a homeschooled kid will need more study space than one attending a school with a good library attached)
- interests? (this is not just for the purpose of decorating the room, but also for making allowances for the gear required to pursue these interests. Very large items like a piano or bicycle might live in communal areas of the home (living room, garage), but smaller things, eg a guitar or a gym bag might be more practically stored in the room - especially the guitar which will be used in there too!)
- personality traits, habits? eg I'm really not a morning person - I am much livelier in the evening and at night than in the morning, regardless of whether I've had adequate sleep - so ideally I need a set up that will facilitate getting up on time: a couple of alarm clocks, a nice dark room so I don't get blinded by bright daylight as my eyelids crack open and decide to just burrow under the covers again to avoid it, etc)
3) what CAN'T be done
ie, project constraints:
- budget and time (obviously; including things like: does it need to be done within a weekend, do you need to keep all of the current furniture and if not, how much of it can go, etc)
- things that cannot be done for other reasons to do with the home's set up (eg, noisy operations - because another occupant requires a lot of quiet time, as with a sibling studying for exams). Or features of the room that can't be changed - eg
room ideas?
Q. okay i have a twin sister and we do share a room and we are getting it redone so if you could help me for a cute but stylish room with paint. bed, decorations, etc. we are outgoing and like crazy stuff please help =]
Answer
how old are you?
if your a teen try these...
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmgrl/thmgrlosl/index.cfm
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmgrl/thmgrlulh/index.cfm
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmgrl/thmgrlfst/index.cfm
http://www.target.com/Style-Dots-Stripes-Bed-Bag/dp/B000TFZJHU/qid=1214870028/ref=br_1_2/601-3509539-0952968?ie=UTF8&node=369032011&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
http://www.decorating-kids-rooms.net/siblings_sharing_bedroom.html
http://www.decorating-kids-rooms.net/divider-rooms.html
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/teen-bedroom-decorating-ideas-2.jpg
http://www.omnibuilder.net/sites/a/images/teen%20bed%20green.bmp
i realise that alot of theese are for a single bed room but if you simply buy two bedspreads it's okay.
good luck and have fun
how old are you?
if your a teen try these...
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmgrl/thmgrlosl/index.cfm
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmgrl/thmgrlulh/index.cfm
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmgrl/thmgrlfst/index.cfm
http://www.target.com/Style-Dots-Stripes-Bed-Bag/dp/B000TFZJHU/qid=1214870028/ref=br_1_2/601-3509539-0952968?ie=UTF8&node=369032011&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
http://www.decorating-kids-rooms.net/siblings_sharing_bedroom.html
http://www.decorating-kids-rooms.net/divider-rooms.html
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/teen-bedroom-decorating-ideas-2.jpg
http://www.omnibuilder.net/sites/a/images/teen%20bed%20green.bmp
i realise that alot of theese are for a single bed room but if you simply buy two bedspreads it's okay.
good luck and have fun
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