***Initial Board I received from a Teen Girl. It shows me she likes: SOFT LIGHT- COZY FEEL- BOHO STYLE***

The days of the nursery and big-kid bed are gone for good and your children are now their own medium sized, fully opinionated humans. They are pushing boundaries and practically bursting for an opportunity to exorcise their evolving maturity and independence. One excellent low risk/hi reward way for kids to begin flexing their personal identity muscles is to have some creative control in their bedroom.

Without knowing you personally, I am unclear exactly how much anxiety this may/may not give you. However, I know for certain that even making small scale adjustments where your children feel like they are calling the shots can have a big impact. The process can, truly be really fun if you have a plan!

Let’s dive in.

STEP ONE: GET ORGANIZED

Whether this is a weekend project or longer, the first step for getting organized is to distill their plethora of ideas down to something realistically doable within your individual

Time
Budget
Capabilities

To accomplish this, I recommend creating a MOOD BOARD. I make them for all of my projects, especially when working with kids/teens. They are a wonderful, visual jumping off point to see which ideas go together well.

Depending on your child, this is something they can do on their own while you relax or you can do it together. Either way, a mood board is an invaluable tool for getting started. They can be as detailed or simple as you would like. Whatever works best for you.

Once the mood board is in a place you’ll be ready for the next step. Before the real work begins, go have fun making a mood board!!

Items to include:

Furniture that is staying in the room
- Don’t worry if you can’t find the exact item. Simply copy and paste something similar
Color ideas for the overall room
- If a piece of furniture it staying that is a distinct color, build from this
Photos of the style/ feel for the room
- No wrong answer here