Your
own space
Bored
with the look of your bedroom? Feel like it has nothing to do with
your personality or your interests? Dhananjani Silva offers you
a few ideas to liven things up
Think
about it… for most teenagers, the bedroom is more than just
a place to get a good night’s sleep; sometimes, it is their
place of dwelling. So, the desire to convert their little abode
into a country retreat, a beach, tomb of a Pharaoh, or even an Arabian
tent is quite natural...
Mixing
the modern with the classic, colours with texture, and glamour with
practicality and creativity is all you have to do to make your dreams
come true.
For
guys and girls who are interested in creating that one of a kind,
handy, little bedroom, we have provided the right type of hints
to get started.
Designing
a boy’s room
Racing
cars
Draw black and white checkered flags and a finish line on the wall.
Find a rug with a car track design.
Also a car bed might be fun. Or decorate the walls with a car wall
appliqué. Add some framed calendar photos or posters of race
cars, and put up narrow shelving to display car collections.
Space
theme
Make a trip to the stars using a space theme. An Apollo bed set,
outer space border, or a star-studded rocking chair might be just
the items that inspire you to reach for the stars. Paint reflective
planets or stars on the ceiling in arrangements of the constellations.
Sports
From soccer to baseball to football, sports is a theme
that spans the generations. If it is a baseball theme, for example,
use a headboard made from bats, hang curtains from bats used as
curtain rods, make a baseball lamp, or hang shelving to display
gloves, pennants, and trophies. Paint the room in the colours of
your favourite team. Sports themed rugs, furniture, and beds are
another possibility. Create similar looks for other sports, and
you’ll have a room that is a big ‘hit’ with sports
fans.
Wild colours
Go wild by starting with a lively area rug designed in
fun colours. Take your cue from the rug for colours and designs
for the rest of the room. Use colour everywhere! Paint every surface
of a bookcase a different colour, and do the same with headboard
slats, drawer fronts, and chair legs. Find a fabric to compliment
the rug and use it to tie the room together with window valances
or floor pillows.
Movie or cartoon characters
There is something for everyone in this theme! Whether
your have been captivated by Mickey Mouse, Aladdin, Lion King, Toy
Story, or Scooby Doo – you will probably be able to find bedding,
lamps and other decorative items that use these themes. Towels for
the bathroom and toys and ornaments will be easy to add.
Decorating a girl’s room
Sugar and spice
Select fabrics with flowers, cute animals or butterflies.
You might stencil flowers, vines, and butterflies on walls as a
colourful accent, using paint colours matched to your fabric or
wallpaper choices. Don’t forget the soft, airy curtains for
the windows.
Ocean
If you live near the beach, or just wish you did, create
an ocean theme using watery blues for the wall, sand colors on the
floor, and clouds in the sky (ceiling).
Stars
Starlight is a great theme, and you’ll find many
fabrics, wallpapers, and bedding with star patterns.
This
theme appeals to both boys and girls, and is available in many colours;
bright and pastel. Wonderful theme pieces can be the ‘star’
in a room. You might get star-shaped rubber stamps (or sponges)
and dip into wall paint to create your own star-border, decorate
furniture, or make random stars all over the walls or ceiling. A
star quilt or rug will complete the theme.
Moonlight
Create a wonderful, soft look with the light of the moon.
The ceiling might be midnight blue, with painted moon and stars,
or use some of the stick-on glow-in-the-dark stars.
Embellish
a colourful painted bookshelf with crisp white stars, or liven up
a plain white chest with a rainbow of star shapes. Find a moon and
star quilt or fabric to use for window treatments.
Create a photo gallery
Decorate your wall with the photographs that you have taken
with your family and friends and that will add some kind of personal
touch to the room.
To make it look spacious...
Not
much space in the room? Mirrors have the ability to create the illusion
of space. The use of mirrors to cover the entire length of walls
has the dramatic effect of making the room look so much bigger and
spacious. Instead of seeing the wall, your mind is tricked into
believing the space of the room is twice as big.
Pillows
Use of a number of colourful pillows of varied shapes and
sizes to make the bedroom look more impressive. Make some pillows
of solid colour. The other pillows should have a pattern of some
sort. Take note of the size of the pillow before choosing a pattern.
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