My Five Favorite Ideas for Decorating Teen Rooms

Hi friends! It was still summer for our last My Five Favorites, that month flew by and here

we are already in the midst of  fall! This month my blogging pals and I are sharing our

 favorite ideas for kiddos' rooms, mine are all focused on teen rooms. I love helping them

create spaces that reflect their personality and they're usually pretty opinionated about it. :)

I'm anxious to see what everyone has on their favs' list, be sure to check them out:   

Kris @ Driven by Decor

Lisa @ Shine Your Light

Jennifer @ Dimples & Tangles

I'm excited to share our guest, Julie @ Julie Blanner,  I'm smitten with her refreshing

style, she has quite the talent for creating perfectly edited spaces. Actually, I have a confession

 to make - I tried to emulate her style for my Christmas decor one year, it truly looked like I

 just moved in and only unpacked one box! SO bad! Simply put, her minimalist style is

 stunning, as is her beautiful photography.       

Julie Blanner

Today I'm changing it up from my usual format to make it easier to visualize how you

 can pull together all my five favorite ideas in one room. Here are four rooms each with

a collection of all my favs.  

#1 Unexpected Lighting

#2 Custom Artwork

#3 Custom Pillows

#4 Mix of Styles

#5 Unique Bed/Headboard

Sophisticated Teen Boy's Room

My son and I had so much fun revamping his room, I can't believe it's been five years! :( 

A menswear glen plaid was the starting point for this sophisticated mix, we used it on an

upholstered headboard and box springs. The artwork is a mix of a custom abstract, framed

prints, poster and a Nike shopping bag. We call the abstract 'tennis match.'  

  

We mixed lighting styles, a brass swing arm work lamp and floor lamp with a green tweed 

fabric covered shade. 

       

Teen Sports Cave 

 

We created a built-in look with wall to wall bookcases flanking the headboard, and added

a pair of industrial outdoor lights to the sides of the bookcase. We snaked the wiring through

 the bookcase to the outlet behind it. For a sharp mix we included a handsome lamp with

 textured shade. Sentimental sports photos memorabilia was the artwork of choice.

Bright Bold Teen Girl's Room 

We gave a traditional four poster bed and vintage nightstands new life with fresh paint, 

and added drama with a canopy net. A few custom pillows pulled our color palette together.

We used a traditional lamp on the nightstand and a floor lamp in the reading nook.

I love using a budget friendly, fabric covered lampshade for a fun dose of pattern.

How to cover a tapered lampshade here. 

Fresh Modern Teen Girl's Room

Vintage bamboo furniture paired with a modern lucite chair and unexpected chrome task

lamp gave us a fun eclectic style. A custom pink zebra bolster added pizazz to store bought

 bedding. To keep the gallery wall from being overly busy we framed all the art in white

frames and mats.   

Be sure to check out my talented friends' favs too:

Kris @ Driven by Decor

Lisa @ Shine Your Light

Jennifer @ Dimples & Tangles

Julie @ Julie Blanner

You might like these previous My Five Favorites too:

Beauty Products
Before & Afters You Can Do In a Weekend

Summer Accessories

Gadgets
Paint Projects
IKEA Items in my Home
Thrifted Finds
Valentine Decor
Home Organization Tips
Christmas Wish List
Recipes for the Holidays
Entertaining Accessories
Displaying DIY Artwork
Ways to Mix Metals

DIY Projects

Fabric

Decorate an Outdoor Space
Pillow Projects
Decorating for Spring
Decorative Accessories
Home Organizing Tips
Quick & Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas

Paint    

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