Small Infinite Make-Over: A Teen Boy's Bedroom

Children's rooms are ever fun to renovate equally y'all tin become a niggling to a greater extent than crazy, but when they firstly to striking their teens it's fourth dimension to reign it inward 1 time again too create something a niggling to a greater extent than grown-up. My stepson Albin, is xvi too spends a fair total of fourth dimension inward his room (sometimes I intend I listen him talking to himself but he's genuinely gaming against friends (in my mind, gaming is all the same Horris Goes Skiing on a ZX Spectrum circa 1984 too thus y'all tin empathise why this gets confusing!). When it comes to interior decorating, Albin has a fairly laissez-faire approach (understatement!). As long equally he tin sleep, report too play on his estimator / lookout adult man football, tennis, baseball game or WHATEVER is scheduled at the time, he's equally happy equally Larry (I'm all the same wondering who that is?!). Despite Genevieve Jorn too I existence give complimentary reign to pattern his room (which measures 7.7 metres foursquare / 82 foursquare feet), nosotros were keen to ensure the await reflected his personality, run items from my wonderful make-over sponsor Danish homeware construct Nordal passed him, too ensure he had everything he needed!

 

Teenage Boy's Bedroom checklist*

Bed + reading light
TV too gaming console
Shelving for books
Storage for sports equipment
Desk amongst line lite + drawers
Clothes storage

*according to Albin!

Inspiration

Photography: Bettina Holst / Coco Republic / IKEA

Floor plan

I genuinely wishing I had a 'before' motion painting (totally forgot to lead maintain one) but if y'all tin imagine all white walls, no shelving too a slightly ripped poster stuck on the wall using sellotape you're on to something!

 

The tour

A 200 cm bed perfectly fitted the width of the room - amongst plenty infinite for a TV, placed on a narrow wall mounted shelf, at the end. Layers of textile inward the shape of cushions too a carpeting (all Nordal) too the blue-grey wall colouring (S 7010-R90B Ambience yesteryear Nordjö) helped to add together a cosy feel. 

Simple wooden shelves were painted inward the same colouring equally the wall too mounted inward a higher identify for extra storage. Gen too I dearest a corner gallery wall (remember this one?!). This ensemble includes a Happy Mondays print, too an onetime drawing yesteryear Albin. He tin easily add together to the gallery over fourth dimension too. A wall-mounted reading light helps to lite upwards the corner afterward night (in a modest room, wall mounting items assist to complimentary upwards flooring space).

From left to right: Satin Pothos flora from a local blossom shop, too gray too blueish cushions amongst lovely fringed edges, a patterned carpeting too lampshade from Nordal.

Since Albin is oftentimes at his Mothers he doesn't tend to store a lot of clothing at ours, too thus nosotros decided to do away amongst the wardrobe to create to a greater extent than flooring space. H5N1 clothing rack (from IKEA) amongst storage underneath works equally a bang-up replacement too doubles upwards equally a bedside table.

We couldn't identify the desk inward front end of the window because of the big radiator. However, it all the same gets plenty of natural lite inward the corner. Right instantly a big palm adds a splash of colouring to the corner of the room but nosotros could add together a wardrobe inward it's identify if needed. PS Loving the tassles on the rug!

I flora the desk chair inward a local minute mitt store (imagine how excited I was?!)- it's originally from Hungary, too perfect because it's all the same relatively ergonomic (it swivels too the top tin endure adjusted). As y'all tin run across from the picture, I all the same demand to sand downwardly the topographic point too re-varnish it - Gah! Where does all the fourth dimension go?!

My sis took the framed motion painting of Albin, the human too I many moons agone on a beach inward Falsterbo. I dearest it equally it was such a happy, sun-kissed day. There's a practiced run a jeopardy nosotros mightiness only endure replaced amongst a signed motion painting of Zlatan Ibrahimovic imminently though! The Nordal library light was moved upwards from our sitting room. 

And hither he is, looking pretty happy amongst his novel room, I must say...

... too perchance wondering why I swapped his Malmö FF poster for an Arsenal 1 (out of shot) - kidding, England was a much amend match!

I promise y'all liked the make-over equally much equally my stepson! In instance you're looking to do something similar, hither are a few of the items nosotros picked:

1. Library tabular array lamp
2. Dark blueish cushion cover
3. Black wall lamp
4. Cotton quilt bedspread
5. Fabric light cover
6. Graphic sail carpet
7. Natural cushion cover

*Find a webshop stockist close y'all here (Europe only).

If y'all are wondering almost anything else only give me a outcry inward the comment department below too I'll do my best to help!

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Have a lovely day!

Niki

Photography / shoot styling: Niki Brantmark, Interior pattern direction / styling: Genevieve Jorn. 

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