Teens and Decorating

My daughter loves to change the decorations in her room and would change them every week if we let her. When she started getting the idea to change her room we imposed a rule that she had to like the theme, style and colors for six months before we would allow her to change her room. So she pored over magazines and every time we went to the hardware store she made sure to grab more paint samples. It took her about two months to decide what she wanted her room to look like, but then she was able to stay with that style for six months.

She went to her grandparents for a few weeks and we decided that while she was gone we were going to paint her room for her. So we removed the old wallpaper she had, and painted the room. Then we took some of her artwork and framed it and put it on the wall. The next thing we did was make pillows to match her room. When she came home and saw her room, she was amazed at how well it looked. She loved it.

Now that we have moved she is trying to decide what type of style to decorate her new room in and is looking at creating a jungle on the walls and take her artwork and display the ones that are of different animals. If she can last six months with the design we will help her put it in.

Teenagers have a unique style that is probably nothing like the parents’ style, but that doesn’t’ mean it is bad. You need to give them a chance to find their niche in the world and they will start with their room. As long as it isn’t too bad, let them decorate it the way they like and encourage their creativity.

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