Tips for choosing the design and style of wallpaper for a teenage room

Room decoration begins with the design of the main planes - walls, floor and ceiling. And this should be given special attention, since it is the materials used, as well as the shade, texture and pattern, that act as the basis that will be complemented by other elements of the interior. It is especially important to carefully select the wall decoration for the teenager’s room and take into account the age, individual interests, character and, of course, the gender of the growing person.

A teenager’s room is a territory that should reflect his dreams, interests and hobbies

Criteria for choosing a wallpaper for a teenager's room

Most often, the walls are finished with wallpaper. This is due to the fact that this material allows:

1. Create a high-quality coating with a sufficiently high resistance to external influences.
2. Choose from a wide range of not only the desired color, but also the texture and pattern.
3. To create, with careful selection, a highly eco-friendly coating that provides the effect of air exchange in the room.

With all this, for a successful final result, you must consider:

1. How eco-friendly materials were used in the manufacture of certain types of wallpaper.
2. How they will be combined with furniture. If a wardrobe, table, sofa or bed is already available, then it is necessary to select a specific type of wallpaper for them. Otherwise, you can simultaneously select all interior elements, including finishes.

In a small room, a neutral tone should be preferred.

Types of wallpaper in the room

To date, the range of wallpapers is quite wide, so you can purchase a variety of types. Moreover, it must be understood that, depending on the material, this or that effect will be formed inside the space. This needs to be used, correctly placing accents and emphasizing the direction of style. After all, paper wallpapers are more suitable for eco-friendly styles or those that have a regional or ethnic character, for example, a Swiss chalet or Provence.

Striped wallpaper allows you to change the geometry of the room

Wallpaper can participate in the division of the room into functional zones

Whereas metallized or polyvinyl chloride products are more suitable for modern areas - high-tech, industrial, loft.

To decorate the interior in the loft style, a perfect matching wallpaper under a brick

Paper

When choosing wallpaper for a teenager’s nursery, it is necessary to pay attention primarily to paper products. They have one particular advantage - they create a space with high environmental performance, and pass not only air but also water. As a result, the “greenhouse effect” does not form in the room, and, therefore, gas exchange is not disturbed.But, they are hard enough to glue, especially if they are made of thick paper.

The disadvantage of paper wallpaper is that it is not resistant to moisture and does not last long

Today's range of paper wallpapers is so wide that, in principle, they can be selected not only for classic interiors, but also for modern ones. Production features allow you to create a surface not only with the effect of paper, but also one that will be extremely glossy and resemble a thin stretched film.

Photowall-paper

Quite often in the room for teenagers use photo wallpaper with a wide variety of images. It may be, like well-known types of nature or cities, but still they are not so popular among the younger generation. So are photos more suitable for the occasion - images of athletes, graffiti-style drawings, space, images of favorite movie heroes, as well as a variety of animals or flowers in a room for young ladies.

Wall murals make it easy to create the background design of the room and get a spectacular interior

It must be remembered that in order to create a stylish and harmonious effect, the murals in the nursery for a teenager should be pasted on a general neutral background. And it doesn’t matter if it is light or dark - it all depends on the style and the general background of the photo wallpaper, the main thing is that the image on the photo wallpaper seamlessly transitions into a plain wall on both sides.

Combined photo wallpaper in the room of a teenage girl

Other

Very original look wallpaper made of synthetic materials. It can be acrylic, or polyvinyl chloride. Each of them has its own advantages, but if there is often a need to wipe the walls in the room, it is better to use acrylic materials for this.

When choosing wallpapers for a child’s room, you should pay more time to select colors and patterns

Wallpaper made of bamboo - environmentally friendly and completely natural material

Choices of wallpaper for a teenager, depending on the gender of the child

Parents should always remember that fear is not peculiar to adolescents, neither before vivid and unexpected experiments, nor even more, against something new and unknown. Therefore, they are quite easy to look at any experiments in their room. But, parents should take into account that, for example, inappropriate color can quite intensively depress the psychological state of a teenager. And an incorrectly selected figure in proportions can adversely affect the perception of space. This is especially pronounced when the room is small in size.

For a teenage room, most often take two types of wallpaper - plain and contrast

The pattern on the wallpaper is chosen based on the interests of the teenager

That is why it is necessary to consider the following features:

• Choose a basic tone of neutral color.
• Dark or too bright, on the verge of ultra, shades can lead to depression.
• Understand the inner world of the child. So you can choose a suitable wallpaper design that will resonate with the psychological and individual state.
• Always go for a wallpaper purchase together. Try to come to a single compromise.

In the joint room of a boy and a girl, the interests of both children should be taken into account.

Wallpaper for girls

Wallpaper for teenage girls in the room is perhaps more difficult to choose than for boys. This is due to greater selectivity and moodiness. Therefore, it is important to please and at the same time create a harmonious interior. Here's what you need to pay attention to:

• For rooms in the style of Shabby Chic or Provence, products with a neutral delicate background in a small floral pattern of pastel colors are suitable.
  

  Light romantic wallpapers are perfect for a young sensual person

• For bolder girls, you can choose a photo wallpaper, which is a collage of a variety of photos, for example, with people from around the world or animals from different countries.
  

  On an accent wall, a teenage teenager’s room would be appropriate graffiti wallpaper

• For gentle and romantic natures, images of unicorns, angels, fairies and elves are suitable.
  

  Chic wallpaper with realistic photo printing

Wallpaper for a boy

Wallpaper in the room for teenage boys can be selected in the following main categories and style directions:

• With a large geometric pattern - the perfect solution for a high-tech bedroom.
  

  Bright interior of a teenage room in high-tech style with 3D wallpaper

• Photowall-paper with the image of movie heroes, computer games, space or sports subjects - you can almost always find a suitable picture, because a child at this age has a lot of hobbies.
  

  3D wallpapers with a vivid realistic image - a great solution for an active teenage boy

Room interior for a different style of wallpaper

When wallpaper is selected, in no case should one forget about the general style of the room. They should competently intertwine with the form of furniture, the color scheme of soft upholstery and the textile design of the room. Even additional decor elements should be clearly combined with the wallpaper. Otherwise, the result of the interior may be disharmonious, cause fatigue or irritation.

In the photo, an example of designing a boy’s room in an automotive theme

Often, marine themes are used to create a design for a children's room.

Classical

For classic interiors, any wallpaper material is suitable, but drawings need to be selected softly expressed. They can be submitted:

• vertical stripes;
• monograms;
• various patterns.

A harmonious combination of textiles with wallpaper on an accent wall in a classic style bedroom

The predominant colors are milky white, chocolate and brown, and muted shades of red, blue or green are also allowed. But bright colors, in the vast majority of cases, are not used as a background, but only as an additional color.

Modern children rarely like traditional classics, but they can choose to design a room in the style of a new classic

Modern

Modern wallpapers most often use original textures and textures. Their surface may seem synthetic, glossy, or vice versa extremely rough.

Wallpaper with various geometric patterns looks stylish in a modern interior

They use more original color combinations. Antagonists such as gray and pistachio, or pale gray and raspberry, can be beaten, it would seem. These bold ideas are the highlight of the design.

The combination of different textures and colors perfectly conveys the nature of puberty

But it must be borne in mind that the bolder decisions, both in terms of color and in terms of texture, will be implemented on the wallpaper, the more neutral the upholstered and cabinet furniture in the room should be. Do not allow a few accents in the children's bedroom, as this will overload the emotional and psychological state.

Minimalist modern room with sports theme murals

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Photos of examples of choosing a wallpaper for a teenager's room

Today, a wide range of wallpapers allows you to choose not only beautiful, but also functional materials for decorating the room. Therefore, wallpaper for a teenage room can look not only classic, but also ultra-modern, which is especially liked by young people.