Transform Your Tween's Room: 10 Kids Bedroom Ideas!
Let your tween's room grow with them. Follow these 10 Kids Bedroom Ideas.
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Tween (I love this new age word) aptly describes the kid caught beTween the carefree playfulness of a child and the classy (and often sassy) attitude of a teen. These young people, aged 8 to 12 years, are in transition. The Cartoon character heroes, dinosaurs and butterflies are too kiddy for them now but they are not ready to forego the themes just yet. They are now into Star Wars, Harry Potter and the like.
Your tween bedroom themes should now start to reflect their personality and their hobbies.
1. List Out All Activities
Your bedroom decorating ideas at this stage require a major transformation. Since your tween is more confident of their wishes and desires, it is important that you sit down with them and list all the activities that will be taking place in the tween bedroom. But they are still young and will be more amenable to your thoughts and ideas.
Studies get more serious now. The desk and chair you choose should be comfortable for long periods of sitting; along with a bulletin board for reminders. Storage for books and display shelves for their trophies; hooks for their backpacks and ways to display their artwork - you need to know what it is that you need to purchase based on your tween's activities.
Prioritize this list with important must-have items on the top and would-like-to-have items under them. Do try to put in as many of the would-like-to-have items as your budget allows.
Tip: Hmmm…this is a good time to check out our Basic Rules of decorating. Done that already? Good. Let’s continue.
2. Clean Out Their Room
Before you start on fresh ideas, have them clean out their bedroom. All toys, books, wall art and other accessories should go into separate piles to ‘Keep’, ‘Donate’ or ‘Store’.
It is always easier to start new bedroom themes with a fresh, clean look. Once the clutter is gone, you will see the full potential of the room.
3. More than a Bedroom
At this stage, your tween bedroom needs to be designed for more than sleeping (you'd be surprised by the multitude of childrens beds available today). It should serve for reading, studying, playing, and, most importantly, entertaining friends.
This is a social phase for the kids. Find kids bedroom ideas that incorporate fun time with friends. Can the room accommodate extra seating; perhaps a bench under the window; and if nothing else, a pair of floor pillows that are easy to store and yet offer instant seating.
And, of course, his room should make a statement.
4. Experiment with Wall Treatments
This is the time when you can be glad you insisted on that neutral color on the wall. You need not repaint all the walls.
However, you could check out the possibility of painting one wall a bold color… carry that color scheme throughout your tween bedroom though (in your bedding, accessories etc.).
There are some amazing wallpaper patterns and styles that can instantly freshen up the look of the bedroom.
There are many other paint ideas available today - create patterns and focal points; for example - paint a bright arch behind the desk or the shelves; wallpaper the back of bookshelf; paint the closet a vibrant color.
5. Go for Furniture that Lasts
The children’s bedroom furniture you buy today could see him through to college and maybe even into his first apartment.
How? Think repaint. Think re-stain.
So buy furniture that is built to last. The big ticket items should be bought with longevity in mind. Bring in the theme and the personality through easy to change items such as bedding, accessories, even paint.
6. Practical, Functional and Stylish
This tiny bedroom does some very heavy lifting. This is the most important phase in your child's life. This is the best time to teach them all you want them to know and remember when they grow up; because this is when they are old enough to understand yet young enough to change.
They still listen to us.
And the bedroom now truly becomes the sanctuary that can support, comfort and help them in their mental and physical development.
One of the easiest ways to spruce up the kids room and make cleaning up effortless is to introduce suspended desks or chairs. You might find your tween spending most of their time on this chair.
7. Interesting Themes
The kids bedroom ideas will now turn up some interesting kids bedding themes. Apart from the regular ones of stars, fairies or soccer, you can now pick geometric designs, patterns or a color scheme carried throughout the room with different patterns and textures. Take your inspiration from the tween bedding you select for the room.
8. Rented Apartment?
Perhaps your job doesn’t allow you to settle in one city and have your own home to do as you wish. Not to worry. The manufacturers and specialists in kids room designs, have introduced good quality products that are easy to remove and redo.
9. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Decorating your kid's bedroom need not be a big blow to your pocket. Check out your local flea markets, garage sales and discount stores for material you could re-purpose.
10. Involve Your Tween
Sure you must take his input on the design and theme and incorporate your kids bedroom ideas. Don’t stop there though. Involve him in more physical activities. He can help move the furniture, paint the walls or even remove old nails (do supervise these activities).
Personalized memo boards, hooks for purses and jackets, mirrors and more…there is no shortage of simple, easy-to-do ideas that can provide your childrens room decor a unique and distinctive look.
Take our ideas and give them your special touch. Transform your tween’s room to a designer room that is also cozy and personal.
Continue Your Journey...
- Children's Bedroom Furniture - Your tween's bed can become the focal point of the room.
- Kid's Desk - A student desk is an integral part of the bedroom
- Childrens Room Decor - Ten simple and easy wall decor ideas for kids bedrooms
- Tween Bedding - Create a theme around the kids bedding of your choice.
Turn Your Tween Room into a 'Magazine Moment'
You have re-decorated your tween room recently. Kudos to you.
Why not click some cool pictures before the magic fades? Capture the room's special 'Magazine Moment', post it here, invite friends and family from near and far to compliment you and treasure this moment forever!
Hi, I am Richa and am super excited to see you here. I enjoy interior designing so much I went back to study it. Now armed with knowledge, passion and a vision to make 'happy homes', I hope this site will give you all the tools you need to make your kid's room happy too. Read More...
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