How To Lighten Up Your Grumpy Teenager With Lively Décor

May 30
07:12

2016

Michael V Porter

Michael V Porter

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Doing anything right for a teenager is mind-boggling. The color, style, price and so on have to be right. Getting them to do it is even more difficult as favorites come and go at astonishing rate. This is the same with décor for teenagers. At one time, the walls are full of Miley Cyrus, the next they are bare except for that meditating Indian dieting and spiritual guru on the corner.

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Getting décor right for your teenage daughter will involve a mix of good taste and experimentation. One décor style that can give you enough room for experimentation is Shabby Chic home décor style. Featuring distressed furniture and other vintage items,How To Lighten Up Your Grumpy Teenager With Lively Décor Articles this will appeal to your teenage daughter’s throwback moments.

A mini apartment

Your teenage daughter will very likely want to have a room that serves as a sleeping area, a study area and an area to hang out with visiting friends. There is a lot of pressure to be cool and have a wow effect on the friends.  To fulfill all these needs some basic furniture items needed will be a good sized bed, a study desk and if the room size allows a couch. Any of these items can be purchased new or used. With used, sanding down and adding a fresh coat of paint, then sanding a little more will give that perfect distressed look at minimal expense.

Shabby Chic furniture has a wide variety of items to choose from in the distressed décor fashion. The vintage look of the items will have the friends drooling over her cool kick back sense of taste.

The colors

The room will need colors that pronounce your teenager’s feminism as well as give her room to experiment. Shabby Chic décor style colors are soft pink, white and pastel. The pinks are ideal for the feminine look and can be used on the bed cloths. White walls are ideal for giving room for different wall adornments that will vary from time to time. Rugs and throw pillows are a perfect way to give the room a pop of color. With the room painted white, the options are endless to what colors she would like to add to make the pop of color. Pinks, reds, oranges, blues or purples will add the pop of color and still stay within the shabby chic – distressed look.

Accessories

Wall art is best left to the teenager to pick out lest you waste your money on unwanted items. One thing that is sure to impress her is a full sized wall mirror on which she can try out outfits and makeups.

Despite the difficulty of getting gifts right for the teenage, a wall portrait of her will be much appreciated. Choose pencil art for a fine piece that will surely be appreciated for a long time.

Lighting

Go for colored lighting that your teenager can change as her mood and situation demands. You can get her a medium sized chandelier that can be lighted separately for ordinary lighting during study. Alternatively get her a task light for above her desk.

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