Teenager's Room - Decor For The Boy Soon To Be A Man!

Yourteenage son has outgrown his room; his precious Lego sets, collection of modelcars and cherished Spiderman wallpaper are so completely out of place. He’s not mommy’s and daddy’s little boy anymore and it’s past time to redecorate his room.

Whatbetter way to bond than over a drawing board while designing a new room forhim?

Brainstorming

Whileyou may have a scrapbook stuffed full of ideas for your son’s room, this time roundencourage him to take the lead in the design process. Select a theme – music,sports, computers, or other stuff that your son is into. Once you select atheme and color, it will be easy to coordinate the other décor elements in theroom.

Study Desk

Yourson seems to have grown overnight and suddenly he’s lumbering over his studytable. Time to update his desk! Make sure you choose adesk that provides ample storage for all his study material and deskaccessories.  See that he has sufficientlighting for regular study and midnight cramming. Get a table that will easilyhold a desktop or a laptop, and maybe accommodate a printer as well.

Study in style

A Place For Everything

Oneway to make sure that your son’s clothes aren’t scattered all over the room is byproviding several wall hooks to hang his clothes. Another storage option is tobuy storage bins or build wall shelves for him to keep extra books, clothes, abasketball anything else that he may need to stash.

Display his trophies on shelves made of skateboards

Getting Fit

Yourson says he’s ready to pump iron and start on his six-pack. If you don’t know howto tell him he’s too young and still has to grow into his lanky frame, then thinkof getting him a sparring set and a few free weights. Also make sure to identify a place for the equipment in his room that is safe for him to exercise in.

Encourage your teenager to keep fit with decor 

The Macho Dresser

Okayso he doesn’t want you or his sisters to know that he started caring more abouthis appearance and obviously you don’t want him to walk into your bedroom everytime he wants to check himself out in front of the mirror. The solution is tomake him his own dresser than can store his hair gels, grooming products, body spraysand other essentials for a teenager coming into his own.

A bathroom dresser styled for a teenage boy

Art Attack

Hewants to frame his favorite band’s poster on the wall but after seeing theposter you feel you would rather chew nails than look at skulls, body piercing andclothes that leave nothing to the imagination. Stalemate? Absolutely not! Offeran option that encourages him to select his favorite quotes from great thinkersand frame it on his room wall.

Encourage the right kind of posters

Doingup his room his way will ensure he spends more time at home enjoying hispersonal space and showing it off to his gang of buddies, and you win thetrophy for parent of the year!