Last updated on May 1, 2020
For a teenager like you, isn’t it exciting to decorate and set up your bedroom? Of course, it is exciting!
The reason why it is exciting is that you as a teenager will be able to express your creativity working on it, and you will also learn that your bedroom is not just a bedroom but it is every teen’s private sanctuary — or maybe everyone’s private sanctuary. Today, most teenagers would usually prefer to set up a cozy bedroom, but their only issue about it is that it’s very confusing when it comes to choosing the ideal bedroom accessories. Choosing the right bedroom accessories like mattress size comparison for the bedding, or getting a side table that will blend with your bedroom’s color and lighting can be a bit confusing and it will take some time for you to plan for the whole concept.
However, as a teenager, you spend most of your time in your bedroom, so taking a day or two to setup your bedroom is worth it. That’s why this article is written to be your guide on how you can make a cozy bedroom for a teen like you. Every step that are written below will help you organize your design from bedding to your whole bedroom setup. These steps will also help you choose the right bedroom accessories and think of a perfect DIY you can add to make your bedroom not just cozy but creative.
Here are the following steps on how to make a cozy bedroom for teens
- Textured bedding – Of course it starts with your bed, that’s why it’s called bedroom. To setup a textured bedding, you need to have a layered mattress first. Don’t choose a plain bedsheet and plain blanket, because it won’t be textured anymore if you’ll go for a plain color and design. Always look for a textured bedsheet and blanket that blend together. Aside from a textured bedsheet and blanket, you also need to find and get comfy memory foam pillow to pile it on top of your bed. Make sure that those comfy pillows you’ll get will blend with your bedsheet and blanket. Always remember that the color of your bed sheet should be a little bit darker than the blanket.
- Add a canopy bed – what is cozy bed without a canopy right? A canopy bed is similar to a regular canopy. Though the difference is that, a canopy bed has mini curtains on it four corners. It is considered as a bed decoration since you can always decide what you want to put on it to make your bedroom cozier. Though, if you’re a teen that loves a lazy Sunday morning vibe, you can of course put a plain white cloth or plain white lace cloth on the top and to its four corners, besides a white color will always blend to any color or any light color will do. By adding a canopy bed on your bedding will make your bed room pleasant and more relaxing.
- Add some wooden accents on the upper part of your bedroom walls – Since you want your bedroom to be cozy, you also need to add some touch of wood on the walls or a wooden side table. A touch of wood on your walls doesn’t mean you need to fill in all of your walls with a block of actual wood. No, you just need to put some wooden style wallpaper on the upper part of your walls horizontally, and the rest of the lower part of your walls can be a plain white wallpaper or any light color will do. Now, about the wooden side table, you can place this on the side of your bed or a study table instead of a side table (depends on what you prefer). This type of bedroom accessory will add a cozier vibe on your bedroom since it blends very well with the style of your wall. Besides, what is a cozy bedroom without a touch of wood, right? A cozy bedroom has a similar vibe with a treehouse, that’s why a touch of wood is necessary.
- Alter the lighting – The lighting is one of the most important elements that you should have on your room. This is the element that emphasizes a cozier vibe inside your bedroom. A soft lighting is the perfect light for your bedroom because it gives a warmth and fresh feeling that can affect your mood positively. You can also add a fairy light on the wall of your bed to add some soft light on it. A fairy light is also a décor that most teens would put on their bedroom’s wall, since it is part of the trend today. Just a safety reminder though, always turned off or plug out your fairy light before going to bed. That’s because a fairy light is not designed to be turned on for long hours, it might also cause a short circuit or a minor explosion on its socket. It is recommended to get a night light if you’re comfortable to sleep with a light on beside your bed instead of leaving your fairy light on throughout the night.
- Match your walls with the lighting – another thing that you need to remember is to get a wallpaper that matches with your bedroom’s lighting. This element will have a huge effect on the target vibe you want your bedroom to have. Since it was mentioned in the previous paragraph to get a soft lighting, then a light and plain color of a wallpaper is the perfect partner for that type of lighting to blend it together. The lighter your room is; the fresher kind of vibe you’ll get whenever you spend some time on your bedroom. A light and plain color wallpapers with a touch of wood is a design that can also emphasize a cozy vibe on your bedroom.
- Throw some DIY on your walls – of course a light and plain walls has a purpose. Its purpose is for you to throw your DIY creation or frame some printable wall art and place it on your wall. You can even paint some galaxy painting using a water color and hang it on your wall to give more life on it. Aside from that, you can also get those round dots wall stickers and put it on the upper part of your walls to make it a galaxy view when it’s evening and the lights turned off. Aside from that, you can also have a photo collage on your wall, it could be a picture of your friends, family or even both. A rustic wall art is also a perfect art that you can put on your wall since it matches with the wooden accents.
- Pick the right bedroom accessories – Now, time to discuss one of the most confusing parts of setting up a cozy bedroom for a teen like you. When it comes to choosing your ideal bedroom accessories, make sure that you bring your parent with you to help you pick the right one. Another thing is that, you have to make sure that the bedroom accessories you’re going to buy will blend with the other furniture you have on your bedroom. This includes the curtains that you’re going to hang on your windows to avoid that emptiness vibes. Avoid those bedroom accessories that has a strong or neon colors and textures because it might ruin the vibes inside your bedroom. Blending your bedroom style with its accessories is one of the most important things you need to remember because it is the main ingredient in having a cozy bedroom.
- Add some green on your bedroom – The green stuff means the indoor plants that you can add on your bedroom. By adding some indoor plants on your bedroom, it will add some fresh vibes and giving you a feeling like you’re inside of a tree house. Aside from that, placing an indoor plant on your bedroom can also help you to sleep well at night, but of course you need to know what are the indoor plants that you can place on your bedroom. So to give you some ideas, some indoor plants that you can place inside your bedroom are rubber fig, dracaena, peace lily, sansevieria, and pothos. These indoor plants can be placed on your side table, study table or even on your window.
- Throw you creativity on the ceiling – Another significant element that you need to set on your bedroom — the ceiling. It is the view that you will always see whenever you lay on your bed and get lost with your thoughts. That’s why by throwing your creativity on it, you will be able to stare at it without getting bored. You can add some of those round dots wall stickers or put some of those fairy lights on your ceiling in uneven vertical position. This part of setting up your bedroom might be difficult but it will be worth it by the time you lay on your bed.
- Don’t forget the rugs – the last part that you can add is layered or textured 9×12 rug on your bedroom’s floor. You can place it on the middle where you can put your bed on top of it or just on the side of you bed to lay on it whenever you’re feeling reading your favorite book on the floor comfortably.
Teenagers are usually creative when it comes to their bedroom, because it’s their only place in their home where they can have a peace of mind and a “me time”. Setting up a cozy bedroom might include getting a luxury mattress, fancy blanket and some DIY add ups, but it will always pay off by the time you finish. The following steps that are written above are the things that can definitely help you set a cozy bedroom without any hassle and struggle.
