Design a room to reflect your teen daughter's personality.
daughter's room should reflect the young woman she is becoming, not the princess- and pony-loving little girl she once was. So get creative and get personal. Enjoy this chance to explore her tastes and interests together and collaborate on a design she will love. Work out a budget and rely on accessories to create the style rather than depending on a lot of pricey new furnishings. Choose a theme and get ready to shop-creatively, of course!
Paris
Capture the splendor of Paris with sophisticated room decor for your teen.
Teach your daughter to show off her joie de vivre with a Parisian room. Instead of a desk, choose a tiny wrought-iron caf table and two matching chairs to evoke the outdoor cafe culture of the City of Lights. Find black-and-white posters of landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the steps at Montmartre at discount stores or select prints of Toulouse-Lautrec's famous advertising posters. Nurture a leafy geranium so it trails off of your teen's windowsill and choose silvery gray and pink for a color pallette capturing the romantic essence of Paris.
Movie
Let your teen express herself. Watch her favorite movie and talk about it. Make a collage out of online pictures and identify a color scheme. Design her room to immerse her in her favorite film. Whether it's "Pride and Prejudice," "Twilight," "The Princess Bride" or "Breakfast at Tiffany's," let the movie's mood and theme serve as your guide. Paint a favorite movie line along the top of her room like a border--freehand or with letter stencils if you prefer. Budget for bean bags or a secondhand sofa so her friends will have plenty of seating when they watch DVD's in her new room.
Fashion
Channel her passion for fashion into stylish decor.
Teen girls have strong opinions about their style. Whether your daugher is a high-fashionista or a funky bohemian, she'll embrace the chance to show off her flair. A dressmaker's dummy takes center stage, with your teen's necklaces draped around the "neck." Frame fashion magazine stills or, better yet, your teen's own designs. Choose a French memo board (a padded bulleting board crisscrossed with ribbons) above her desk and a chandelier decal for the wall to add a posh tone. Hang hooks outside the closet so your teen can mix and match outfits on the wall. Make a mural together depicting glamorous dresses and heels in her favorite colors.
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