Redecorate My Room

How can I Redecorate a room with bright purple carpet?

I’m a 14 year old girl, going to be a freshman. My room is all purple, and I want to make it a little more… mature?

Personally, I think purple is a great color for a Bedroom. If it were my room (and I’m 51, very mature), I would paint the walls a soft purple, several shades lighter than the carpet. Make sure it’s the same purple, though. I mean, some purples have a lot of blue in them, others tend to be red. If your carpet is blue/purple, make sure your walls are the same, just a lot lighter. But not TOO light, you do want some color. Then paint all your trim and your ceiling a very bright, crisp white. Add white pillows on the dark purple comforter and your curtains can be shades of purple and white.

If you really want to be mature, ditch the posters. Nothing says ‘teenager!’ like posters on the wall. On the other hand — you ARE a teenager, so it’s absolutely OK for you to have posters on your walls! To give them a more sophisticated look, you could have them framed. They do sell poster frames, I think you can get them in Wal Mart. White frames would look awesome.

Have fun!

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