Dream Rooms For Teenagers
Ease your way through the teenage years by creating a dream sleeping den your child will love you for all the more
The teenage years are notoriously plagued by highs and lows and everything in-between. But they’re also an incredibly exciting time, so as your teen’s personality begins to galvanise, allow them a bedroom that reflects their growing tastes, hobbies and style choices. Whether yours is a music lover, a techno geek or a budding fashionista, these 10 dream teen bedrooms are most definitely spaces they could call their very own…
Make merry music
Rich slate grey offset with vibrant tangerine makes for a great colour-mix alternative to the ubiquitous blue and white boy’s room. It creates a more grown-up, retro ambience and works well for every rock star in the making.
Ensure there’s sufficient room for guitars, amps and any other techy equipment – and have your earplugs on standby.
Find an interior designer to help design your teen’s room
Rich slate grey offset with vibrant tangerine makes for a great colour-mix alternative to the ubiquitous blue and white boy’s room. It creates a more grown-up, retro ambience and works well for every rock star in the making.
Ensure there’s sufficient room for guitars, amps and any other techy equipment – and have your earplugs on standby.
Find an interior designer to help design your teen’s room
Go for a sweet, grown-up vibe
The transition between child and teenager can be a tricky one (on all counts) and bedrooms need to reflect the growing needs and changing tastes of your son or daughter.
If pink is still top of the design agenda in your house, pair with apple green and buttermilk for a more grown-up yet still-sweet vibe. Invest in a double bed as your child grows out of a single and add in a few smart pieces, such as a chaise longue and mirrored bedside cabinets, for just a teeny touch of sophisticated glam to make your loved one feel special.
Take a look at more teen bedrooms for ideas
The transition between child and teenager can be a tricky one (on all counts) and bedrooms need to reflect the growing needs and changing tastes of your son or daughter.
If pink is still top of the design agenda in your house, pair with apple green and buttermilk for a more grown-up yet still-sweet vibe. Invest in a double bed as your child grows out of a single and add in a few smart pieces, such as a chaise longue and mirrored bedside cabinets, for just a teeny touch of sophisticated glam to make your loved one feel special.
Take a look at more teen bedrooms for ideas
Go for graffiti
Budding graffiti artists everywhere will adore this bedroom with its edgy mural. The colour-packed, urban skyline adds so much grit and guts to the décor and echoes the crimson and sky blue bed to a T.
Tip Be sure to let your own graffiti artist hone his or her street-art skills on a blank canvas before letting them loose on your walls!
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Budding graffiti artists everywhere will adore this bedroom with its edgy mural. The colour-packed, urban skyline adds so much grit and guts to the décor and echoes the crimson and sky blue bed to a T.
Tip Be sure to let your own graffiti artist hone his or her street-art skills on a blank canvas before letting them loose on your walls!
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Hone a passion for vintage
I adore this kitschy, vintage-style bedroom with its amazing clash of colour, pattern, print and personality. It’s packed with a far-reaching palette of sky blue, acid green, Barbie pink and blush that comes together in a fabulously dynamic scheme.
This is a great option for teens who love rooting around in flea markets, car-boot sales and second-hand shops for quirky treasures and one-off finds, and it’s a look that can easily be added to or changed on a whim.
I adore this kitschy, vintage-style bedroom with its amazing clash of colour, pattern, print and personality. It’s packed with a far-reaching palette of sky blue, acid green, Barbie pink and blush that comes together in a fabulously dynamic scheme.
This is a great option for teens who love rooting around in flea markets, car-boot sales and second-hand shops for quirky treasures and one-off finds, and it’s a look that can easily be added to or changed on a whim.
Wow with a walk-in wardrobe
This teenage hangout could work equally well for either gender, given the primary colours and modern, pared-back furniture. With its spectacular walk-in wardrobe, it would most likely be a winner with a teen who’s interested in fashion, housing as it does a place to stash every last skirt, dress, T-shirt, pair of jeans and trainers (that’s not forgetting rucksacks, handbags, baseball hats and jewellery…).
This teenage hangout could work equally well for either gender, given the primary colours and modern, pared-back furniture. With its spectacular walk-in wardrobe, it would most likely be a winner with a teen who’s interested in fashion, housing as it does a place to stash every last skirt, dress, T-shirt, pair of jeans and trainers (that’s not forgetting rucksacks, handbags, baseball hats and jewellery…).
Try bold storage
Bold primary hues really spark to life in a teenage den and any follower of art will adore this Mondrian-inspired scheme. A clean-lined, bespoke storage block of cobalt blue, crimson and sunshine yellow creates a bright, happy and invigorating atmosphere. And don’t forget more storage equals less clutter – a godsend in any teenage bedroom.
Bold primary hues really spark to life in a teenage den and any follower of art will adore this Mondrian-inspired scheme. A clean-lined, bespoke storage block of cobalt blue, crimson and sunshine yellow creates a bright, happy and invigorating atmosphere. And don’t forget more storage equals less clutter – a godsend in any teenage bedroom.
Embrace the wild side
One of the best things about being a teen is that you have the freedom to explore your own style, however restrained or flamboyant that might be.
A key piece for all hippy-loving, flower-power kids out there is the swing chair. Hang up a comfy, rattan design in an unused corner and friends will be queuing up to take a turn. Offset with geometric wallpaper, modern modular furniture and the odd pouffe for a den where friends will be keen to hang out.
One of the best things about being a teen is that you have the freedom to explore your own style, however restrained or flamboyant that might be.
A key piece for all hippy-loving, flower-power kids out there is the swing chair. Hang up a comfy, rattan design in an unused corner and friends will be queuing up to take a turn. Offset with geometric wallpaper, modern modular furniture and the odd pouffe for a den where friends will be keen to hang out.
Let them have free rein
Allow your teen to have some creative input by letting them to choose their own mix-and-match palette of colours for the walls, furniture and bedding. Ask them to choose two or three shades, so the look is their own but still coordinated.
You never know, if they really love the look, it might just encourage them to do a touch of tidying up, too…
Allow your teen to have some creative input by letting them to choose their own mix-and-match palette of colours for the walls, furniture and bedding. Ask them to choose two or three shades, so the look is their own but still coordinated.
You never know, if they really love the look, it might just encourage them to do a touch of tidying up, too…
Dream up a den
What group of teens wouldn’t love hanging out in this bedroom-turned-den? As well as oodles of easy-to-clean floor space, there’s comfy, modular seating that can be moved around at will, funky side tables for those all-important refreshments and a games console and TV, which can be closed away out of sight when it comes to bedtime.
Throw in a guitar and it’s a hub that’s sure to be packed with friends all summer long (are you ready for that?)
Read more:
8 Tips to Teach Kids to Declutter
How to Design Your Teenage Son’s Bedroom
Must-Haves in a Teenage Girl’s Room
Tell us:
Does your teenager have a den to die for? Did you let them decorate? Share your ideas and photos in the Comments below.
What group of teens wouldn’t love hanging out in this bedroom-turned-den? As well as oodles of easy-to-clean floor space, there’s comfy, modular seating that can be moved around at will, funky side tables for those all-important refreshments and a games console and TV, which can be closed away out of sight when it comes to bedtime.
Throw in a guitar and it’s a hub that’s sure to be packed with friends all summer long (are you ready for that?)
Read more:
8 Tips to Teach Kids to Declutter
How to Design Your Teenage Son’s Bedroom
Must-Haves in a Teenage Girl’s Room
Tell us:
Does your teenager have a den to die for? Did you let them decorate? Share your ideas and photos in the Comments below.
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