How to Decorate a Teen's Room: 10 Ideas from Designers

Regardless of the student's age, they will need a full workspace and a comfortable relaxation zone. The interior design is limited only by the designers' imagination, who come up with new ideas where it seemed nothing else could be changed.

1. Chalkboard Wall

Using chalk paint in interior design is relevant for any age group. Younger schoolchildren can draw on it, while older ones can make notes. In this case, the ideal option is to paint a section of wall next to the desk with chalk paint.

Moreover, a chalkboard is perfect for complex projects like a loft-style children's room. The designers at BURO 4 chose exactly this approach and painted an entire wall with chalk paint.

Design: BURO 4

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2. Desk by the Window

Natural light falling from above is the ideal option for doing homework. Therefore, designers at Co:Interior combined a desk with a windowsill. This way, there is more space and even on cloudy days, there is enough light so that the student's eyes do not get tired.

Design: Co:Interior

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3. More Light

Even if the writing desk is by a window, the child might not have enough light. Artificial lighting may be needed on cloudy days or in the evening if the child spends too much time on lessons. Despite both children's rooms in Svetlana Starceva's project being small, the designer provided additional lighting above the workspace in addition to a chandelier. The light falls not from the side like with a regular table lamp, but naturally from above, from pendant lights.

Design: Svetlana Starceva

Design: Svetlana Starceva

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4. Compact Wall Desk

Even if the child's room is very small and it's impossible to fit a full writing desk, you can always mount the workspace on the wall! That’s what Natalia Patrushova did. The bright interior of the child's room was completed with a salad-green desk with several small drawers and shelves that didn’t require floor space.

Design: Natalia Patrushova

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5. Unusual Storage Systems

A child's room cannot do without spacious storage systems - from regular wardrobes to bookshelves. But they don't have to be bulky and boring. For example, designer Olga Berkova designed a wardrobe with closed drawers and small niches - hiding places - for this boy's room. Instead of ordinary horizontal shelves, she 'grew' an entire tree.

Design: Olga Berkova

Design: Olga Berkova

Design: Olga Berkova

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6. Sports Corner

A study desk and bookshelves are an essential element in the path to education. However, proper attention should also be given to a child's physical development. In her project for a children's room for three kids, designer Natalia Maksimenko provided that older siblings - an eleven-year-old brother and sister - have something to do in their free time. For example, play darts or basketball.

Design: Natalia Maksimenko

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7. Children's Room - a Space for Play

In one of their projects, designers Co:Interior put entertainment first. 'Children's Room - a Space for Play', they concluded, and therefore painted it in all the colors of the rainbow. Here, children can freely create, fool around, and have fun, even setting up a wigwam!

Design: CO:interior

Design: CO:interior

Design: CO:interior

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8. A Small Living Room of One's Own

Having personal space is especially important in teenage years. Designer Svetlana Starceva set up a sleeping and study zone, as well as a guest area in the child's room. The latter has a sofa and TV, so the young family member can meet friends in their own room instead of the shared living room.

Design: Svetlana Starceva

Design: Svetlana Starceva

Design: Svetlana Starceva

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9. Comfortable Sleeping Area

To study well, one must rest well. Therefore, if the space allows for a double bed even in a child's room, it is worth making this choice! For example, when working on the interior of a spacious apartment in Kuncevo, designer Alexandra Fedorova chose full adult-style sleeping spaces in both teenagers' rooms.

Design: Alexandra Fedorova

Design: Alexandra Fedorova

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10. Decorative Elements to Develop Imagination

The simplest way to develop imagination is constantly coming up with stories and telling fairy tales. And here, you can't do without a hero! It's better not to choose animated or movie characters as images on walls or decorative items - their legends have already been told.

For example, designer Margarita Rasskazova 'planted' kittens on the window sill of the child's room ceiling. Want to look at them before sleep? Or imagine how they might have climbed that high.

Design: Margarita Rasskazova

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11. Lego Furniture

Toys in a child's room won't surprise anyone. But it's amazing when they become furniture items. Designer Max Kasymov came up with the idea to increase Lego construction pieces dozens of times, equip them inside with shelves and drawers, hang them on the wall, and use them instead of a wardrobe. The idea was so successful that custom-made furniture from Bricks by Max Kasymov is now available for purchase.

Design: Max Kasymov

Design: Max Kasymov

Design: Max Kasymov

Design: Max Kasymov

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