How to decorate children's rooms

Inspired decorating ideas for kids' bedrooms from our experts

Ideas for decorating a teenager's bedroom

A teenager's bedroom is a place to study, socialise and sleep. Use spots of bright colour and clever storage to create a multi-functional space that meets all their needs.

Decoration
Find the middle ground when you’re choosing a colour scheme so that you end up with a look that you can both live with.  Instead of all-black walls to ceiling, why not compromise with a single painted feature wall so that they still get their colour fix?

Storage
The key to getting a teen to put anything away is to make sure that it is easily accesible. Hang bulky items like guitars, skateboard helmets and backpacks on heavy duty wall hooks (try IKEA's Rigel hook, 79p), add clear containers to bookcases to give at-a-glance storage for folded clothes and fix a brightly coloured peg board to the inside of a wardrobe for accessories, jewellery, belts, scarves, bags, sunglasses, etc.

Furniture
Create a dedicated spot where teens can study in peace. Choose a desk big enough to write comfortably and pack in extra space for books and notes with wall-mounted shelving above the workspace. Invest in an adult-size wardrobe and chest of drawers to accommodate a growing collection of clothes.

Style extra
Make a chill-out corner with beanbags, stacks of cushions and low-level seating to keep your living room teenager-free.

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