Use your tween's favorite activity as the theme in his updated bedroom.
Many tween boys have outgrown their childhood bedroom decor of cartoon characters and dinosaurs. Your tween boy may want something more grown-up, even if he isn't ready to completely give up some childhood favorites. Decorating a tween boy's bedroom means striking a very delicate balance between his immature side and his growing up side.
Themes
Your tween's favorite activities or hobbies can provide an ideal theme for his bedroom. For example, if you have drag him away from the local skate park, consider a skating theme in his bedroom. Or, include a few other extreme sports in the theme, such as BMX bikes and snowboarding, if you want the theme to include a bit more. Use a sports theme, or a particular team, if he's always playing or watching sports. Camping, video games, comic books, outer space, music and his favorite characters are other themes to consider.
Colors
Choose a color scheme or basic theme for your tween boy's bedroom that can grow with him or evolve into his teen years. Stick with a simple color palette, such as gray and black, blue and white, red and black or green and white if he has a tendency to change his mind about his bedroom frequently. If you don't mind the possibility of having to update his room again in a few years, go all-out with a specific theme.
Furniture
Purchase a quality bedroom set that will last your tween throughout his teen years if you are considering new furniture. A full-size bed might make him feel more grown, while providing a larger bed that he can grow into. Space-saving furniture is ideal as it will allow him and his friends to have more room to hang out or provide extra space for pieces that wouldn't fit otherwise. For example, a loft bed will open up extra floorspace for a couple of chairs, a desk or a small media center.
Update his childhood furniture with a fresh coat of stain or paint if you aren't purchasing new furniture. Add in a couple of pieces from other areas of your home, or consider purchasing used a yard sale or second-hand store. Try to include at least one chair or beanbag for your tween and his friends to have a place to sit, besides the bed.
Accessories
Include convenient and stylish storage options if you want to encourage your son to keep his bedroom tidy. Open shelves or cabinets that are easy to access and large enough to hold all of his things are ideal. Use bins or containers in bright colors that complement his bedroom theme or color scheme to house any toys, electronics, video games or other items. Display his collections, trophies, artwork or other prized possessions in frames or on floating shelves. Include a cork board, white board or other area for your tween to display his pictures and art or where his friends can write messages for him. For example, use chalkboard paint on one wall and allow the tweens to draw, doodle or even write in an urban graffiti style.
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