Q&A for How to Decorate a Teen's Room

You can use artwork to enhance the look of the room. Put some toss pillows and use crystals for decoration.

White bed sheets are suitable for all types of bedrooms. Light pink is a good color for beds for kids and girls. Instead of having a busy-looking print, it is better to have a white or a solid color bed sheet for the bedroom meant for the master.

I would recommend Target, Home Goods, or a thrift store (check for individual quality at a thrift store).

See if you can agree on a theme for your shared room. If not, you can decorate your side however you like and let him/her decorate theirs however they like.

Add a little something from each room and split it into sections. Maybe a sofa and a TV to create the living room, a small table to dine on and some fruit for the kitchen, a guitar on the wall and some speakers for a music room, and so on. Create lots of little areas and really get creative with how you lay it out.

It does not matter if the room is small or big. Normally, teens like posters and pictures on their walls, and you can also hang posters on the ceiling.

First, come up a design plan for your room, where to put your bed, dresser, chair, mirror, pictures, paint etc. Then go to your parents and tell them your design, maybe even put your design on paper and show them. If your parents are strict about money, look up paints and anything new online, make sure you know your parents' budget, and stay in the budget. If they say you cant have new furniture, get some small paint cans and decorate your dresser, bed post, etc. Make sure that you offer to help paint and move your furniture, after all it is YOURS.

Try sleek and bold textures. White is very modern along with red and black. Maybe try a spark of color in an area. Also keep things clean.

Sure. Why not, if it's your style? Just don't overdo it! Be careful with red and green. It could bring a Christmassy vibe to a room.

Replace something else in your room with a vanity. Maybe you could just talk with your mom about it. Perhaps you could request your own bathroom.

Show them the kind of pictures or posters you want. If they don't like them, ask them why. Maybe you can come to some kind of a compromise.

You can try painting some. White would look good. Another option is pink decor, like a pink statue, plant, or picture.

Put in some shelves on your walls or even attached to your headboard. You might use a smaller bed. Put your Legos in a box on a shelf or in another room.

Go thrift shopping at second-hand stores. You won't believe how much you can save getting room decor and furniture.

Try to style up your shelf. Put down a rug, even if you already have carpeting. Get some room decor and pictures. You never know what you might find at your local thrift store.

A light purple would look nice with gray and white furniture and bedding.

You can draw a layout of your room and experiment with various furniture placements. When designing a room, make it functional. If, for example, you really like just lounging on your bed, make that a big focal point in your room.

Use shelves, a large, comfortable bed, fairy lights and more shelves.

Yes, the three colors look lovely together, especially if you chose the right color of gray.

If your parents don’t want you painting and your certain you can’t convince them otherwise. You could try putting up cheap temporary wallpaper and if that doesn’t work you could decorate your room in a different colour that complements pink and/or purple. For example, in your situation I would decorate with blue because it’s my fave colour that goes well with pink and purple. So you can look up colours that go well with pink. You can also hang up a lot of posters and shelves. So whatever works best for you.