If I could redo my room I would put cork board and chalkboard paint behind my bed, covering the whole wall. I would put a corkboard behind my bed because I am a Disney Channel addict! I would hang up all my favorite stars, for example Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus. I would also hang up pictures of my friends and I. Then even if they move I could still remember them. Lastly, I could hang up study guides so I can simply take down my study guides and study. Then, when I’m done studying I can hang my study guide without losing anything and with it get an A+!

After that I would paint the three walls. I would paint my walls a colors from the Behr paint color chart I like, for example purple , green, pink, or a turquoise. If I painted my walls purple, I would put designs on my walls with the other colors, like Hawaiian or tropical flowers, one of my favorite symbols like lol, bff, and ttyl (laugh out loud, Best friends forever, and talk to you later) or peace signs and hearts.  I would put molding surrounding the top and bottom of the wall and on the top and sides of my closet. I would paint the molding a white.

Now, its time to pick out a bed. If the cork board wall is a small wall then put a twin, but if its a bigger sized wall put a full bed. If you put a twin bed try to get a pull out bed underneath so during sleepovers you don’t have to be cramped in a bed or in a sleeping bag on an hard floor. The bed would be in a white color and I would center the bed in the middle of the wall.

I think all kids rooms should be fun and full of things that make us smile and feel happy. I know Mom’s dont love posters and crazy colors but we do and we change our minds a lot so pretty soon we wont like that stuff, either!

So. You have a teenager. Two words to describe that - expressive and creative. Think about what they might want to do to a bedroom if left to their own devices! Perhaps that’s not a totally bad idea?

Paint itself can be described also in two words - inexpensive and dramatic, so the cost and impact of the teen room makeover is small. Best of all, you can always paint again next year when other inspirations (or maturity) strike.

Here are a few ideas to help add a little hook of color:

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