How To Freshen Up A Teenage Boy’s Room

If you’re the parent of a teenage boy that loves gaming, stays up too late, comes home with sweaty sports kits, and tends to spend a lot of time sleeping in their room, then you’re among many who can spot this archetype from a mile away. Sure, not all teenage boys are alike, but this does seem like quite a common blueprint.

For this reason, it’s often up to the creative and decorative wits of the parents to make their space more habitable, hopefully assisting with life lessons that can help them take care of their bachelor pad more readily in the future.

But how can you achieve that with care? After all, it’s nice to make improvements, but friction can occur if you jump in with many changes for little reason, simply to make the room how you’d like it. A good co-operative approach is welcome here, and in this post we’ll discuss some worthwhile measures that can freshen up the bedroom of any teenage boy:

Add Some Potted Plants

A little greenery can work wonders here, particularly if they add color like flowered petals or even succulent leaves. A few potted plants can add that sense of natural beauty and refreshing calm, and will encourage your teen to leave their window open so the plant can gain natural sunlight. This can also add a natural perspective in a room humming with television noise and games console use.

Set Up Some Ventilation Locks

It’s good to give your teen the inclination to keep their window open, and ventilation locks can be a good way to achieve that. This way, they can leave the window on lock mode which still lets in fresh air and a cool breeze, meaning they won’t set and forget without added security, and it means the musty atmosphere present in teenage rooms will dissipate over time. 

You might also add in an air purifier or a dehumidifier depending on which room of the house their bedroom is located in, and what kind of climate you’re part of. Ventilation locks are easy to set up, and they also add a fair amount of security into any bedroom. This can be especially useful if you have young children to consider.

Trim The Curtains & Window Areas

It’s important to trim your curtains appropriately and make sure the window area lets as much light in as possible. With Roman blinds you can enjoy the best of both worlds. This way, the window blinds offer full privacy or full illumination, so that your teenage boy won’t be sitting in the haze of half-shut window nets or half-opened cross blinds. Not only this, but well-trimmed fabrics are wonderful furnishings that look clean, smart and well-applied, encouraging your teenager to keep the rest of the room in that state, or so the theory goes.

With this advice, and a few storage additions for laundry and personal possessions to keep the room smart, your teenage boy’s room should be as smart and tidy as possible, no matter how close they align to the standard teenage archetype.