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Bringing The Garden Into Your Daughter’s Bedroom

Your teenage daughter likely feels that she has outgrown for a lot of things – like showing affection for you in public places, hanging around with the family, or playing with childhood toys she once enjoyed. There is one thing that both of you can agree that she has outgrown with – the design of her bedroom.

Most of the time, teen girls are stuck with the style and design of their bedrooms from when they were little girls with stuffed toys strewn on the bed and dolls displayed on the cabinets. Don’t you think its time to update and change a teenage girl’s bedroom just the way she is changing? Mothers and daughters can bond during the decorating process.

There are many ways to update the design of the teen girl’s room. You should include the girl in the decision making; ask her for her thoughts on what she wants the bedroom to look like. However, one great suggestion that she may appreciate is bringing a garden theme into her bedroom. A garden theme is feminine yet at the same time young and fresh.

Flowers are a good way to bring in a garden or country cottage theme in a bedroom. However, it is important not to go overboard with flowers and florals in the bedroom because it may become too overbearing and mature for a young girl. You must additionally consider personal preference.

Certain types of flowers are more closely associated with a cottage or garden theme than others. Hibiscus will remind you more of a tropical feel rather than a cottage on. Common flower varieties you can use are roses, carnation, orchids, and hydrangeas to name a few. Varieties that are subtle in color but have a fuller look are great for this type of design.

When you say garden or cottage theme when referring to color, you immediately think of subtle hues like pale blue, pale pink and mint green. Light, pale colors are great for a garden theme bedroom. Since a garden style or cottage theme uses a lot of patterns, bright bold colors will only make the patterns look chaotic and busy. With a pale, light color background, these patterns appear more subtle and feminine.

Wallpaper is an excellent selection if you don’t have the patience for painting the whole room or using other painting techniques. You might also select wallpaper for the cottage theme. The most commonly seen are striped and floral patterned wallpaper.

When it comes to linen, whether for the chair, curtain or bed, opt for light fabrics. It is not advisable to use heavy fabrics, like wool. However, you may use these types of fabrics on minimal items like a throw.

The bed for this theme is a good way to bring in the garden or cottage theme in a big way. Choose a wrought iron framed bed because a heavy framed bed or one with a bigger headboard will take away from your motif. You may also put in a four-post bed.

Bringing in accessories will definitely tie in all your design elements together. You can steer clear of a very feminine bedroom space by displaying large wall decor with a cottage theme or black metal wall decor. Both will bring you texture while staying within the theme. Leaves metal wall sculptures may be made more practical by putting on hooks that will serve as a coat rack.

There are many creative ways to re-decorate and update a teen girl’s bedroom. A garden or cottage theme bedroom will give her a sense of being more grown up without looking too dowdy.

If you liked this article, read this one about bringing the tropics in your bedroom.