interior design battle pits teens vs. parent!

The age old battle between parents and teenagers has erupted on a new front: home decorating.

If you have a teen with a decorating "wish list", you're not alone. Teens have always been sensitive to fads and trends in clothing and music. Now, with all the decorating shows and Lizzie Maguire, it's not surprising they want more color in their rooms.

On the other hand, parents, according to the linked article below, are more reluctant to do theme rooms the young folk will grow out of in a couple of years.

What to do? Here are a couple of suggestions.

If your house is done in pastels and your daughter wants electric purple paint in her bedroom, go for it-- if you can't see the bedroom from the rest of the house, it won't break the color flow (just post the area off-limits to visitors!;-)

You can get a lot of mileage out of bright colors and big patterns. A coat of paint and some pillows made from remnants or seconds might be a great compromise design scheme! Stencils are a great way to add pattern and contrast, too.

If you have a spouse that's handy in the toolshed, a headboard can fill a wall with a little labor of love. Here's a headboard my husband True made for his son:




Here' the article link. Go down to Interior Design News, first link down:

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"Youth furniture sales growing (The Spokesman-Review)
'My room is so boring. It has no color. I need a new room before I go mad.' Or: 'Help this room go from ‘penitentiary/insane asylum white' to ‘hip, bright, party atmosphere.' PLEASE HELP .'"