Cool Neutral Teen Bedroom Inspiration - Boy's Room Reveals
I've got two room reveals for you today! They're the teen bedrooms at my Victorian terrace project in Saltaire - I've already shown you this house's completed living room design. The clients are keen on all things Scandi - they love neutral colours and mid-century furniture. I mentioned in my previous blog post that they're drawn to the Swedish approach of Lagom (meaning 'not too much, not too little') in all areas of their lives, including their home decor. They were keen for this aesthetic to flow throughout the house, so that was our starting point when designing the teenage boys’ rooms. When designing a teen's room, there's a fine balance between making sure it doesn't feel too childish and making sure it’s not too grown up (in case they find it boring). Because we were using a neutral wall colour in both rooms, we needed to find clever ways to give them a fun feel without going too bold.
Before
Before
The older boy was staying in the same room but his younger brother was moving into what used to be the home office and his former room was to become the master bedroom. Both rooms are next door to each other on the top floor of the house so it was especially important that we used a cohesive colour palette.
Younger boy’s design board
Older boy’s design board
The older boy's bedroom is east facing so only gets natural light early in the morning. His younger brother’s room is west facing but only has a small window so it doesn't get much natural light at all. For the colour scheme, I took the same neutral tones that we'd used in the living room and carried them through to both boys' rooms - Little Greene's Slaked Lime for the bedroom walls and the slightly darker Slaked Lime Mid on the woodwork and floor. This colour family is great for rooms of all orientations - it's nice and warm without feeling at all creamy. To read more about the best paint colours depending on a room's natural light, read my blog post here.
In the younger boy's room, we incorporated colour with a two-toned wall using a soothing blue (Bone China Blue) at the bottom.
A great way of introducing bold colours in a room with white walls is through wall art and accessories. As an interior designer, I always use my clients' hobbies and interests as inspiration when choosing wall art so cricket was the obvious choice here. The blind fabric is the Scion Taimi in Seaglass/Chalk/Honey - it has a playful feel and ties in with the mid-century aesthetic that we used throughout the house.
We also introduced accent colours in the soft furnishings.
We chose a comfy beanbag chair with Umbra conceal shelves above to create a cosy reading area.
Moving through to the older boy's room, we created an accent wall behind the bed with a slightly darker colour than the walls to add depth (Slaked Lime Deep) and we used a calming soft blue for the bedding which carries the colour through from his brother's room next door. Painting the floorboards white has made this room feel so much lighter.
I created a gallery wall of prints inspired by his hobbies and favourite films/TV programmes.
Incorporating indoor plants is a great way of introducing a natural feel to a teenager’s bedroom - artificial ones are usually the most sensible option! I added to the natural look with the rattan bedside runner.
I hope this post has given you some helpful colour ideas for your own teen's bedroom! For brighter teen bedroom paint ideas, take a look at my tween boy's room project. And if you're still struggling, I offer affordable online interior design packages throughout the UK.
Update: Take a look at the master bedroom reveal for this project here.
