From the article: Decorating a Tween's Bedroom
Are you thinking it might be time for a tween bedroom makeover? After all, your tween is growing up and the little kid decor just isn't working anymore. Not to mention the fact that decorating a tween bedroom can be a lot of fun for parent and child.
But who has gobs to spend on a tween bedroom makeover? Especially when there's a possibility that your tween may want to change everything around in just a few years? What's your solution to decorating a tween bedroom? What themes do you think work best for tween girls or tween boys? And what trends would you shy away from? Share Ideas and Themes
We Made a Living Room
- I made my granddaughters room into a room like a living room. We put in a bed/couch, a glass table, and another chair. We spent around $150.00, but it was worth it. We bought her a nice dresser and put her clothes in it, and if she had some things without a place to go we put the rest in the left over drawers. The reason why we made it like a living room is for when she gets older, she can add posters and she does not need to pack anything away (unless she wants to take out the things in the drawers). It's not bad looking and it is changeable too. We might add a TV as well.
- —Guest momofachild
Go Green!
- My 11-year old daughter says all the time her favorite color is green. So we decorated with greens, browns, and pinks. All we had to do was buy an inexpensive chair and end table for relaxing, some storage bins, posters she liked, a rug, and a few accent accessories. She was completely blown away at how different it looked! And it only cost about 130 dollars!
- —Guest Momo'3EB
Sophisticated
- For her room, we just themed it with colors! I asked her about some of her favorite colors and she said blue and brown, so we bought some brown and blue pieces that had more of a mature look. We knew that she would be a teen soon, so we didn't want to buy childish things.
- —Guest jamie
We Went Hawaiian
- My daughter wanted a Hawaiian-themed room. We bought a lot of accessories at Oriental Trading and the bedspread we made on our own using a vintage Hawaiian theme. It's really pretty and she loves it. She also has Hawaiian music that she sometimes plays for background noise. It was a cheap makeover -- less than $200 for everything.
- —Guest M M
Simple, Simple, Simple
- We decorated our son's room very simply -- white walls, blue bedspread, etc. That way he can accessorize with posters and whatever is important to him at the time. He doesn't have a theme that he has to stick to.
- —Guest SarahZee
Let Them Express Themselves!
- My advice is to give the tween in question a budget and then get out of the way. I think the tween years are very important for self-expression, and you shouldn't mind how they decorate their room as long as major bucks aren't involved and no animals are harmed! One feature of my granddaughter's room that she has really enjoyed is her blackboard wall where her friends can leave doodles and messages.
- —Guest Susan Adcox
Stay away from celebrities!
- My then-11 year old decorated her bedroom with posters of her favorite movie stars and singers. Then about 6 months later she couldn't stand those celebrities! We will *not* be making that mistake with our other kids -- only trend-free themes allowed.
- —Guest MdMomof3
Everything Plaid
- My tween daughter says plaid is in, and it's very easy to decorate with. Just go plaid on everything, even the lamp shade. Find a color palette and stick to it. Pink plaids, blue plaids, etc. Then throw in an accent pillow that's not plaid (like polka dots or a floral pattern) but uses the same colors.
- —Guest RobynKnows
