Q&A for How to Create a Harry Potter Bedroom

If your friends tease you because you are into Harry Potter, they are not good friends. I know many people who are in high school and college who love Harry Potter and would love a room like that. It is your room, not your friends', so you have the right to decorate it to suit your personality. That said, consider to what extent you will decorate, and ask yourself (and your parents, trust me they probably know you pretty well, even if you don't want to admit it) if this is a room that you will like by the time you are a senior in high school. This has nothing to do with what is "cool," but your own personal interests.

Your bookshelf could become your shrine. You can place all your Harry Potter books, a few flasks with water and food coloring (try craft stores for the flasks!), homemade wands (check wikiHow to Make a Harry Potter Wand ) and a copy of the Marauder's Map. You could try adding a figurine, small quotes in frames, printable candy boxes with beads in them, or a printable photo of Lily and James dancing, like the one that Harry has! You could add a quill and some ink, and a bit of parchment, as well as maybe a necklace with the Deathly Hallows sign, or a Snitch.

You could find something colorful to cover the walls. That could include posters, tapestries, or even bed sheets. You can hang those on the wall using hooks or screws (but ask your parents to help you so you don't damage the walls).

Purple, blue, and black. You could also try the galaxy, marble and tie dye options.

Yes! Remember, Ginny Weasley has one

Black and green still go with light blue. Maybe get a rug, decorations or a bed set. Hang Slytherin posters.

Even if you can't paint, there are plenty of decorations you could add to make it just as awesome.

Use little trinkets. Maybe get a stuffed owl? Create a Hogwarts acceptance letter for your wall.

Make a collage of your favorite quotes from the books or favorite scenes from the movies.

Blue and bronze, the house colors.

If you have a Books-A-Million store in your town, look there. Other bookstores may have Harry Potter merchandise too, and you can always look online.

Yes. Just buy green and silver bedding to make it the Slytherin colors. Snake pillows would be cool, too.

Yes, if you do not have all of the books yet, just put any books you already have on the shelf.

Pencil it out on your wall first so you don't mess up and paint the lines incorrectly. You can erase and re-draw with the pencil as much as you need to!

You could try and give it a cupboard under the stairs theme, or just choose a few things you like and do those. Alternatively, there are many strategies on the internet for the most effective use of a small space.

You could repaint the walls blue, or just put up quotes or maybe a bookshelf or some posters.

The Ravenclaw colors are blue and bronze in the books. In the movies, the colors were changed to blue and silver.

You can always find a non-permanent wallpaper that is yellow and put that around all your walls until your parents allow to get them painted. The secret to get them to be painted is do loads of chores, be really kind to your parents and helpful, too. Then, after a couple of months, you can try asking them.

Yes.

Try looking at stores like Home Depot, Menards, or (if you need a small amount) Michael's.

White walls can go with literally all the houses. Just decorate in the colors of your Hogwarts house.

Try the other house colors. Ravenclaw: blue and bronze (or movie silver). Slytherin: green and silver. Hufflepuff: yellow and black.

I wouldn't disobey your parents if I were you. Maybe attempt a compromise and only do a few things.

There are many Harry Potter merchandise stores that you can purchase from online, but be warned: the Maurader's Map can be expensive. I suggest finding a good picture of it, printing it out, and then aging the paper with tea or coffee to make it more realistic.

You could add Harry Potter stationary and desktop items, like small figurines, to your desk!

Just find decor and DIY crafts to recreate your room! Color is just one aspect.

Ebay and Amazon are good places to find fake broomsticks. You can also try a craft store or a costume shop.

Ask their permission and see if they want to help you pick out decorations! If they don't like Harry Potter, then you could just decorate your side of the room and leave theirs alone.

You can draw a picture of an owl or cat! You could also get a helium balloon in the shape of an owl or cat, which would create a cool effect.

Yes, you can, but it will be much more difficult. I recommend tidying up your room first and then transforming it into a Harry Potter themed bedroom.