In a house of people where there are members belonging to various age groups, usually the best place for any family member to spend some time with oneself or other members of his age is the bedroom.
Designing for Teens Isn’t That Simple!
When it comes to designing the bedroom of a teenager, it becomes a great challenge. The bedroom furniture of a teenager is not just a representation of comfort or style. It’s also about living up to the fashionable trends. The best way how one can go deciding about the furniture in a teenager’s bedroom is to ask them what exactly they want. Peer discussion, ongoing trends and the way the trend setters of their group decorate their rooms sets a benchmark for the other friends of the group.
Using the Power of Internet
All thanks to social media and websites online where these teenagers cannot just browse for the latest trend, but can also virtually design their rooms with the furniture of their choice and have it ordered. This not only helps them in saving time and energy, but it also enables them to enjoy huge discounts offered online. Teenagers can choose their furniture based on what appeals to them. While shopping with teenagers, parents often need to keep in mind the cost structure as well as the durability of the furniture.
Selection of Colors
Based on gender, preferences of boys and girls vary. They may want different colors and styles of furniture to match their image. Girls may want bright colors where as boys may prefer subdue colors. Also within gender, individual preferences vary to a great deal. Hence, the best way to choose the right set of bedroom furniture for a teenager is to know their personality well. One teen may find it to be a clean and simple design whereas the other may want to have space for television and stereo set.
Furniture and Accessories
Some may choose comfortable large beds, whereas others may want to have bunk beds. Some may even want to have enough space to complete their assignments and relax.
Dressers need to be chosen so as to provide enough space for girls to keep their cosmetics. Drawers and shelves are needed to store CDs, books and other things. For girls, it is advised to have spacious dressers with jewelry organizers.
Well-mounted shelves are great for book lovers. Pin boards are perfect to have teenagers pin their notes, pictures and to-do lists. Along with the furniture, an overall color theme with matching wall paper is also important.
One-Size-Fits-All Rule Never Applies to Teens
The overall décor can be upgraded based on the current season or fashion. It makes it practically impossible to define a set of furniture that can be used for all teenagers. There is no general fit and hence you need to be very cautious. Parents of young teenagers usually need to be more into the whole bedroom furniture purchase decision compared to the adult teenagers who prefer to have their own privacy and decisions. They wish to display more of a mature image through the overall décor and layout of their bedroom.
So, go ahead and make a smart choice if you’re shopping for your teen, and make sure that you don’t pick something blindly without consulting him/her.