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

Children's rooms are e'er fun to renovate equally yous tin become a niggling to a greater extent than crazy, but when they get-go to hitting their teens it's fourth dimension to reign it inwards i time to a greater extent than too create something a niggling to a greater extent than grown-up. My stepson Albin, is sixteen too spends a fair sum of fourth dimension inwards his room (sometimes I intend I withdraw heed him talking to himself but he's truly gaming against friends (in my mind, gaming is all the same Horris Goes Skiing on a ZX Spectrum circa 1984 too hence yous tin sympathise why this gets confusing!). When it comes to interior decorating, Albin has a fairly laissez-faire approach (understatement!). As long equally he tin sleep, written report too play on his reckoner / 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 beingness give gratis 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 chore low-cal + drawers
Clothes storage

*according to Albin!

Inspiration

Photography: Bettina Holst / Coco Republic / IKEA

Floor plan

I truly wishing I had a 'before' moving painting (totally forgot to accept one) but if yous 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 inwards the shape of cushions too a carpet (all Nordal) too the blue-grey wall colour (S 7010-R90B Ambience past times Nordjö) helped to add together a cosy feel. 

Simple wooden shelves were painted inwards the same colour equally the wall too mounted to 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 past times Albin. He tin easily add together to the gallery over fourth dimension too. A wall-mounted reading light helps to low-cal upwardly the corner subsequently nighttime (in a small-scale room, wall mounting items assist to gratis upwardly flooring space).

From left to right: Satin Pothos industrial plant life from a local bloom shop, too greyness too bluish cushions amongst lovely fringed edges, a patterned carpet too lampshade from Nordal.

Since Albin is oftentimes at his Mothers he doesn't tend to store a lot of wearing clothing at ours, too hence nosotros decided to exercise away amongst the wardrobe to create to a greater extent than flooring space. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wearing clothing rack (from IKEA) amongst storage underneath works equally a bully replacement too doubles upwardly equally a bedside table.

We couldn't identify the desk inwards front end of the window because of the big radiator. However, it all the same gets plenty of natural low-cal inwards the corner. Right at i time a big palm adds a splash of colour to the corner of the room but nosotros could add together a wardrobe inwards it's identify if needed. PS Loving the tassles on the rug!

I constitute the desk chair inwards a local instant manus 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 acme tin live on adjusted). As yous tin meet from the picture, I all the same withdraw to sand downwardly the spot too re-varnish it - Gah! Where does all the fourth dimension go?!

My sis took the framed moving painting of Albin, the human being too I many moons agone on a beach inwards Falsterbo. I dearest it equally it was such a happy, sun-kissed day. There's a skillful adventure nosotros mightiness only live on replaced amongst a signed moving painting of Zlatan Ibrahimovic imminently though! The Nordal library light was moved upwardly 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 i (out of shot) - kidding, England was a much ameliorate match!

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

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

*Find a webshop stockist close yous here (Europe only).

If yous are wondering most anything else only give me a vociferation inwards the comment department below too I'll exercise my best to help!

Come hither for a habitation tour? You mightiness similar to depository fiscal establishment check out the Danish, Swedish too Norwegian habitation tour archives.

Have a lovely day!

Niki

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

This make-over was made possible amongst the assist of Nordal. All design, styling too words are my ain too I exclusively ever function amongst brands I dearest too intend yous volition too. Thank yous for supporting the companies that construct fresh content possible.

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