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Cheap ways to decorate a teenage girl’s bedroom

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There are many cheap ways to decorate a teenage girl’s bedroom. In this post, I’m sharing with you the things I have learned while decorating my daughter’s bedroom with her. (click HERE if you missed her room reveal) without breaking the bank.

Decorating with a teenager in your own home is definitely a challenge when you have different opinions and finding a happy medium seems impossible for some people. And before we started it appeared impossible in our household too.

My daughter is the typical 13-year-old…she is moody, annoyed, opinionated and straight out rude at times. Having a discussion with her is a major challenge especially since she knows everything better. “No!”…”Ugh!” and eye-rolling always accompanies every conversation.

cheap ways to decorate a teenage girl's bedroom

{sources: rug HERE | duvet HERE | throw from HomeGoods | bed tutorial HERE | similar headboard HERE | similar bed HERE or HERE | my Ikea home decor post HERE | curtains HERE | mudcloth pillow HERE or HERE | colorful diamond pillows from Ikea Germany |  lamps HERE | shades from Target not available anymore | light HERE or similar light HERE | desk Ikea HERE or similar desk HERE | wooden stool from Ikea | shelving unit Ikea | magnet board Ikea}

 

That said, the decorating transition from childhood to becoming a teenager and young adult can be challenging. Or we should probably say is challenging. It wouldn’t be all that hard if there were unlimited funds but in most households, there aren’t. Even with money growing on a tree at home, most parents want to teach their child to make wise decisions and not throw money out the window, am I right?

Cheap ways to decorate a teenage girl’s bedroom

Of course, every kid is different so I will talk about what worked for us.

pre-teen sitting in her affordable macrame hanging chair

Let’s talk about Budget and decor decisions…

Let her make a list of things she still likes in the room and a list of things she dislikes.

My daughter loves the color of her bed, light, desk, window cornice, and curtains but she hated the pale pink wall color and didn’t want my acrylic desk chair anymore.

Give her a list of things you have in your house or storage that she could incorporate.

My parents used to do this with me and are kind of where I learned to love antiques.

I named her numerous things we had in storage like the end tables, some lamps, and a few decor objects. She ended up picking the end table as the nightstand, some throw pillows, my Moravian star for her shelving unit and a ceramic peace sign hand.

Make it clear from the start what new items you are willing to buy and make her understand that anything else she wants comes out of her own piggy bank.

I had told her that I was willing to buy the picture ledges, frames, command hooks, paint, and hanging chair. She ended up buying the craft cart and additional crafting storage I mentioned in my last post. She is actually really good with her money and thinking about it wisely.

Narrow down paint samples on the walls!

My daughter had picked several different blues and teals and made a list of the names. She was so focused on the names which drove me crazy. They didn’t necessarily mean they would look good on the walls.

I was trying to tell my daughter that the darker blue would work better than the bright blue she had picked originally. She was really upset about this one. So I applied the samples to the wall while she was at school and let her pick from the wall samples when she got home. No names were involved this time. She ended up picking the one I had told her to begin with. Once the room was painted, she noticed that the name on the can wasn’t the name she had originally picked and got a little upset with me. I had to remind her that this was the color she had picked on the wall. In the end, it wasn’t an issue because she loves the dark blue so so much. It’s her favorite thing about the room.

 

Don’t be afraid of bold color

I know I was a tad bit afraid, remember. I reminded myself of my own advice that I give other people which is that paint is affordable and easy to change. So just give it a try and change it again if you don’t like it and aren’t afraid of a little extra elbow grease.

If you don’t want to paint or have a bold color consider a large wall mural wallpaper or decal. Check out these HERE or HERE for an example. Such fun alternatives to painting the room.

The cheapest route is to check out the oops paint section at your local home improvement store or if you have a ReStore close and let your teen pick a paint color from there.

Make room for enough storage

Giving kids, teenagers and adults a place to store their things makes living easier and less cluttered and applies to all ages. It definitely makes a space more livable. Purge before you redecorate to get a clear idea of how much storage you will need in the new space.

We purged so much that we were able to throw one of her broken shelves out.

cheap ways to decorate a teenage girl's bedroom with art and crafting area

{ Click HERE to see my post about how to organize slime supplies and a closer look at her craft cart}

Have fun with pillows

Why? Well because they are affordable and easy to change out. They can easily express their style and likes with a couple of different pillows. My favorite places to shop for fun pillows are HERE, HERE,HERE and HERE.
Pillows are my favorite decor object and it’s the same for teenage rooms. There are so many fun ones out there.
dark blue pillow collection on cheap DIY bed
The pillows in the above photos aren’t the typical fun teenager pillows but I gave her choices and instead of buying new things, she picked things we had and suddenly some of her old pillows didn’t look so bad anymore.
Choosing items we had meant that her mom was going to buy other things she wanted, like the picture ledges.

DIY your bed

I DIYed our daughter’s bed from Ikea Sanela curtains and MDF board. Velvet fabric is super expensive and using the cheap velvet curtains instead of fabric by the yard was the perfect solution. You can’t find a queen bedroom for the money I spent on her bed. Check out the tutorial HERE.

Every room needs some black and white

I had to sneak this one in. You know me. But I firmly believe that every room can use a black and white pattern. And in her room, it’s still her dotted baby blanket and black and white shams on her bed.
cheap hanging macrame chair in girls bedroom

Area for artwork display

The last artwork display she had was perfect for when she was little (see it HERE and HERE). Easily changing out art with clips was a great solution. Now that she is older she wanted something more sophisticated, more sturdy and grown-up looking that was still flexible and the picture ledge and frames are perfect for that.

Check out your local thrift shop for old artwork that has beautiful frames you could use and if needed spray painted.

Let your teen create their own artwork or buy cheap downloadable art on Etsy and have it printed or print yourself.

Here are some of my favorites:

10 Etsy shops with great downloadable art for under $6

This is how her artwork display used to look when she was a little girl:

cheap ways to decorate a teenage girl's bedroom with kids art display

And now it looks like this:

lama print and abstract art

incorporating cheap ways to decorate a teenage girl's bedroom in your home

Use Ikea products

I’m a huge fan of Ikea because their products are affordable and stylish and I haven’t heard of any teen disliking Ikea. So if you have one close, check out their selection. Some items can now be shipped as well, either from their site or from Amazon. In the above photo, you can see the new Ikea chandelier I bought for $40. We all love it.

I wrote a blog post a while back about my 10 favorite Ikea decorating tips to give you some ideas.

10 of my favorite Ikea decorating tips

End my final thought is.

My son’s teenage boy room was a much easier process. I showed him a couple of things to chose from and he chose and was happy. The end! (See his room by clicking HERE)

Update: We recently moved the French antique bed into our daughter’s bedroom.

cheap ways to decorate a teenage boy's bedroom

Most likely a girl will be a different process like it was in our case.

Take a deep breath during the process, meditate 😉 and try to keep it together.

Good luck!

Check out more of my kids’ spaces below:

dark blue girls bedroom with turquoise velvet bed , macrame chair and moroccan shag rug

Dark Blue Girls Room

The French antique bed moved to my daughter's bedroom

The French antique bed moved to my daughter’s bedroom

DIY fabric headboard with brass nailhead trim

DIY Fabric Headboard with Nailhead Trim

Blush and Marble, Vintage Inspired Budget Bathroom Remodel

Blush and Marble, Vintage Inspired Budget Bathroom Remodel

butterscotch leather butterfly chair in sophisticated boys bedroom with dark green walls, mixed plaids and soccer memorabilia and yellow sputnik light fixture

sophisticated boys room with dark green walls

sophisticated boy's room with dark green walls and flags

Dark green and white two-toned walls with yellow accents

turquoise yellow and blue girls bedroom with colored moroccan shag rug

A new beautiful rug for my daughter

teal turquoise yellow coral girls bedroom

Teal, turquoise, coral and yellow girls bedroom

boys room with world cup flag banner and grey horizontal striped walls

Boys room with hints of soccer

turquoise, mint and pink little girls room with moravian star chandelier - Cuckoo4Design

Bedside Brass Swing Arm Lamps

slime supplies storage cart

How to organize your slime supplies

Lego Star Wars room design with grey horizontal striped walls, Captain Rex clone

Mario Brothers room idea

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  1. cassie bustamante says

    March 7, 2018 at 5:56 am

    love these ideas and love her room! i am trying to do the same with emmy- we have pieces she can use, and i really want to help her get her room in a better place and maybe more conducive to her use of space. you inspired me!

  2. Margaret says

    March 7, 2018 at 10:10 am

    Your daughter is beautiful and I think you and she did a great job with the room makeover.
    You were able to use some things she already had and get a new look. Great job!

  3. susan logan says

    March 7, 2018 at 3:28 pm

    The room looks great and very sophisticated! Well done!

  4. Susan I says

    March 9, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    Great tips. I had to redo my oldest daughter’s room without some of these tips but will keep them in mind with my younger one once I’m ready to tackle her room. But the one thing that I did tell my oldest was that this was it for me. Any new things she wants, has to come out of her own money. That will definitely make her pause before purchasing which I think will help her throughout life.

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