When we found out we were having twins, our teenage daughter
volunteered to move into a smaller bedroom so that the twins
could have the bigger one. It was definitely time to come up
with a new bedroom theme! We also didn't have much space to work
with or a lot of money to spend. So when we moved her into the
smaller bedroom, she decided to decorate with a black and white
theme.
The walls were already white, so that part was easy. Having the
walls white also makes the room look as large as possible.
As a school project, our daughter repainted an old cabinet that
was mine when I was growing up. She sanded it, painted it white,
and then decoupaged onto the cabinet black and white photos
(mostly scenery she liked) from magazines and photos that she
had printed from the Internet. She then printed some of her
favorite Bible verses in different sizes and in different fonts
and decoupaged them on the cabinet. We found some black knobs to
match. She was happy with how it turned out, and she got a good
grade on the project!
She found some black and white posters for the walls that she
liked. Because of the limited space we decided to put up shelves
on the walls to replace her bookcase. My husband spray painted
the metal runners that the shelves hang on black, and the
shelves are white. It looks really nice and frees up a lot of
room. We also found an inexpensive black TV stand at Walmart to
put her stereo on since she had to give up the dresser it had
been on before.
We had an old bulletin board that needed a facelift. We taped
around the inside of the board and then spray painted the frame
of the board black. We then used a paintbrush to paint the cork
white.
My daughter likes candles, so she accented her room with white
candles and black candle holders.
So that's how, on a very small budget, we decorated our teenage
daughter's bedroom in black and white, and we were all very
happy with the result!
Photos of finished project:
http://www.creativehomemaking.com/home_decorating/teen_room_2.sht
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About the author:
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. For easy
home decorating ideas for busy moms, visit Frugal Home Decor at
http://www.Frugal-Home-Decor.com.
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