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Help Redesign Teen Girl Bedroom

9 months ago

Daughter is turning 11 and is over the pink. She’s had this color and most of the furniture since her nursery. Whatever we decide to do will probably last her through high-school. She wants an off-white color for the walls, an upholstered full size bed, and a small corner desk between the two windows. The room is fairly large and we can rearrange the furniture. We want to keep her large nightstand, dresser and mirror, and the bookshelf (or a better looking bookcase, but one is necessary as she loves books). Also thinking to move the bed against the wall between the closet and the door; dresser where the bed is now, and bookshelf where the bird picture is.

Looking for your help with wall colors, beds, linen, furniture and other decor that will make this a warm and cozy room. Thank you!

Comments (139)

  • 9 months ago

    we are in the US, I double checked with the company and there will be no tariffs as they have warehouses in US too, I think it's a great deal


    Which color should we order? lighter one or beige?

  • 9 months ago

    I wouldn’t get the white one. The other two are nice but it depends if you are leaning beige and soft or more greys

  • 9 months ago

    No greys, but would beige work with beige carpet and white furniture?

  • 9 months ago

    Do you mean dune? I think it is more of a sand colour so woild be fine

  • 9 months ago

    I'd get the cloud color. To much of a risk that dune will have an undertone that would clash with the rug. Nice storage. Smart that it is accessed by the foot of the bed instead of the side where it could run into bedside table issues.

  • 9 months ago

    Cloud will get destroyed in a young teen room

  • 9 months ago
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    I have not read most of the comments. I only noticed that you are looking for paint colors.

    This one is nice. Color is Oxford Stone. Would work with white furniture and your carpet. Doesn't have to be Farrow & Ball. You could do a color match.






    When you come to a site like this, you will get many opinions. Can be confusing. Your daughter sounds like she knows what she wants, so I would say, really, just go with that- plus, follow your own instincts.

    Main thing, from my perspective- is to have fun with it. I think in many cases, the children don’t really care that much about the decor. As long as they have their stuff and some pieces in the space that they like and are comfortable- they are good. So often, it‘s the parents who are over obsessing and really making the kids neurotic. Then, the grown kids show up on a site like this- and become even more neurotic. :)

    Please don’t take offense - and what i am saying is not directed to you, personally. I am just talking about the general thing I see- where people take this stuff way too seriously.

    I would just say- as far as bed placement: Try to place the bed so that your daughter can see the room entrance, but not have her feet directly facing the door. Also, definitely don’t place the back of the bed to the windows.



  • 9 months ago

    "I would just say- as far as bed placement: Try to place the bed so that your daughter can see the room entrance, but not have her feet directly facing the door. Also, definitely don’t place the back of the bed to the windows." ummm WHY???!! FUNCTION whatever gives your daughter the most space to move and live in is the goal I would stive for. Many young people these days care a ton and have strong defined opinions on what they would like. In the end it's paint and can be fixed easier than a lot of things when it's no longer preferred.

  • 9 months ago

    I gave OP bed placement suggestions that are based upon feng shui principles.

  • 9 months ago

    Thanks everyone! Not to worry, daughter’s input on her room comes firsthand

  • 9 months ago

    It would be good to say when furniture placement recommendations are based on feng shui. Some people do not share this ancient Chinese belief system.

  • 8 months ago

    We got the bed, just waiting to get rid of the current one…
    We also ordered the sage plain duvet
    Found these paintings for over the bed
    Still looking for a frame to also include the girl with a book picture
    Need a desk lamp, desk chair, and she wants a shelf somewhere for her nit knacks

  • 8 months ago

    Which off white wall color would go with what we picked?

  • 8 months ago

    Bed is in, love the quality and look
    Looks darker than the off-white as on their website but it works
    We’re wiating for her new bookshelf to arrive and was thinking to apply wallpaper on the inside of the bookshelf and on the side that will show from the bedroom entrance (the side of the bookshelf)

    Still looking for wall paint color and waiting for the green bedsheets to arrive

  • 8 months ago

    Nice bed! The two whites are the left look the best to me. I prefer the one at the far left because it is the "whitest." The second to the left looks a little muddy. The two on the right are way off -- too yellow and too beige. Maybe one of the pros here can suggest a white that is a good one -- not too yellow or too beige.

  • 8 months ago

    The first color on the left is swiss coffee
    Second one is Alabaster

  • 8 months ago

    This color looks the best,


    The bed looks great. I like the idea of wallpaper inside the bookshelves.


    Very cute dog.

  • 8 months ago

    Kendrah - which color?

  • 8 months ago

    On the wall next to the window, would one large framed print look better than a few smaller ones? We’ll frame this print, unsure if we need to get it in a large size (11x17 or bigger) or smaller and add some other things around it. She still wants a floating shelf somewhere for little stuff.

  • 8 months ago

    We are painting this weekend, Swiss Coffee !

    Another question, how would 2 or 3 shelves look next to the mirror ? We would shift the mirror to the side and make room for small floating shelves.

    Or one long shelf under the mirror?

  • 8 months ago

    From your comment above, it sounds like your daughter has some idea of what "little stuff" she wants to put on a floating shelf. So, based on exactly what she wants to display, decide whether three shelves or the single long shelf would be most appropriate. I think either arrangement would look OK, as long as the 3 shelves were not so long that the wall looks crowded.

  • 8 months ago

    Please keep the circular mirror centered on the dresser. It gives me the willies just thinking about it off to the side. :)


    What kind of doo-dads does she want on the little shelves? Can the shelves go on the wall to the right of the windows? Can they go above her bedside table, the lowest one higher than her lamp?


    As for picture size. Tape some paper to the wall representing the different sizes you are thinking about and start moving them around and playing with whether one large pic or smaller ones look best. I suspect small ones but see what you like.

  • 8 months ago

    She has a lot of souvenirs, clay figures that she’s made, small awards… they are all over her nightstand and dresser at the moment

  • 8 months ago

    Gorgeous color!! What a difference

  • 8 months ago

    Wow! Amazing change

  • 8 months ago

    Debating the shelf location and whether to add wallpaper on the side of the shelf or not

  • 8 months ago

    She picked 5 prints for a gallery wall over her bed
    What are your thoughts on white frames, light oak or all different textures and colors?

    She also wants the Dream print in large (either canvas or framed) on the left of the window

  • 8 months ago

    I wonder if the shelves can go on the right side of the window , by the closet, to balance the desk on the left side.

  • 8 months ago

    The closet door would be in the way

  • 8 months ago

    Are these too dark for her room? Gold, bronze, wood
    There will likely be six frames just as displayed on the bed

  • 8 months ago

    Ok only 5 over bed
    But really like this oval gold one too
    Will it be too busy to place over the nightstand?
    We can also place by the window

  • 8 months ago

    White or green curtains?

  • 8 months ago

    Which green pillow?

  • 8 months ago

    Not sure why but white curtains seem more fun to me and make the bedding really pop.


    Darker green pillow case. Perfect match.


    The dresser and mirror are looking great.

  • 8 months ago

    Still debating on curtains…
    Green or white

  • PRO
    8 months ago

    I find the white curtains give a younger feel to the room but nicer with a natural bamboo roman shade.



  • 8 months ago

    Thanks so much for the visual!! We’ll keep the current white curtains for now. She’s also getting a green/gold desk chair sand was afraid it would be too much green

    Love the darker pink accent pillow

    We swapped the light green pillow cases for the floral ones… is it too busy? We have both anyways, can always change them

  • PRO
    8 months ago
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    It's not my bedroom but with the bold print, I prefer the solid colour pillows at the front but you can also use the print pillows at the back instead of the dark green ones. The dark pink accent pillow complements the duvet cover nicely giving contrast.


  • 8 months ago

    You may room to add the shelves over the nightstand. I would keep them the same with as the nightstand. The height would look good with the shelving unit on the other side of the bed.

  • 8 months ago

    *when you text from your phone you cannot edit🤪

  • 8 months ago

    Thanks njmomma, she found room for small objects on the bookshelf too, until she gets more books…

  • 8 months ago

    Tried a couple accent pillows, I don’t think they are the right shade of pink

  • 8 months ago

    The bottom pillow pictured is fine. We can drive ourselves crazy with this kind of thing. It's not worth it. You've done amazing work in here. It's time to enjoy.

  • 8 months ago

    The last photo with the red pillow looks good. I’m with @Kendrah - time to stop and enjoy it.

  • PRO
    8 months ago

    this one (last one) seems fine


  • 8 months ago

    Prints are beautiful!! Debating on two options:

    1. all 5 over bed
    2. 4 over bed, one larger next to the window

  • 8 months ago

    Four over bed. big one separate.

  • 8 months ago

    One large painting over the bed. The smaller ones arranged on the side wall.

  • 8 months ago

    I have something similar!

  • 8 months ago

    She is loving her room and is so appreciative of all the work that we put in 🙌