Beanbag chairs provide comfortable seating that can be tucked away when not in use.
The best teen bedroom ideas provide a balance between fun and function to create a private space that caters to a teen's unique needs. Most teenagers need somewhere to retreat, so it's important that the room design is comfortable, functional and compatible to their preferences. The "cool" part of the design uses funky colors and materials that provide a youthful feel to the style.
Loft Bed
Loft beds are space-saving items that look like a bunk bed with the bottom bunk removed. Bright paint over the bed frame makes the piece not only functional but decorative. For example, glossy red paint with yellow dots adds a cheerful accent to the plain silhouette. Flat black paint with stenciled white skulls adds a Gothic accent.
The loft bed provides room underneath for a desk, storage or sitting area. A desk and chair against the back with bookshelves on each side turns the a cozy study nook. Garment racks tucked under the loft bed with long curtains hanging over the poles creates an extra closet space. A couch against the back with a coffee table in front turns the area into a social space to hang out.
Media Cabinet
Help increase the odds of a clean bedroom with a small media cabinet in your teen's room. A media cabinet helps hide wires and provides a place, besides the floor, to store games and DVDs. A television, stereo, game console and related accessories can fit into the piece, which makes it easier to keep the room organized.
While most media cabinets are available in somber black or tacky faux wood, they don't have to stay that color. White zebra stripes painted over the black turns the cabinet from somber to funky. Jade and grass green stripes painted over the wood turns the cabinet from tacky to trendy.
Seating
Add suitable seating to a teen's bedroom to turn the private area into a place to entertain friends. You don't have to worry if the room is small---that's where beanbags and pillows come in handy. Soft beanbag chairs and overstuffed pillows on the floor provide a comfortable area for friends to gather and play a game or watch movies. Once the friends leave, you can stack the beanbags and pillows in a corner to get them out of the way.
High Shelves
A teen's bedroom can never have enough storage space, so it's important to utilize every available area in the room. One area that usually gets overlooked is the upper walls. A shelf that covers all four walls and is positioned 1 or 2 feet below the ceiling provides ample space for small items. A high shelf can display trophies, awards, pictures and books in the open, or it can display decorative boxes filled with items to keep the area looking crisp and stylish.
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