Creating Her Space - 3 Bedroom Design Ideas for Teen Girls

by Fulcrum Gallery Staff 23. July 2013 10:17

Every teenage girl wants her own space, a reflection of her unique interests, visions and aspirations. Their ideas are as varied as their personalities, but coming up with a perfectly inspired theme doesn’t have to be difficult. Create the ideal space for your teen girl with one of these 3 bedroom design ideas for teens.

1. Life’s a Beach

 

I Love my Flip Flops

Beach décor stirs thoughts of warm, sunny days at the ocean swimming, surfing, playing or just hanging out with friends; everything a teenager enjoys about summer vacation. Bring your teen’s favorite time of year into her private space with a beach inspired room design. Surfer girl, beach cottage or tropical tikis are all fun themes to incorporate. Paint her room a crisp shade of white, bright turquoise or blue to represent the sea or a soft, sunny yellow. Wide white and pale blue stripes painted vertically also add a beachy feel, or, if possible, hang whitewashed wood planks on the wall behind her bed and paint the remainder of the room in the shade of her choice. Adding framed wall art or photos that match her decor is the crowning touch in a beach themed room for your teen girl.

2. World Traveler

Jet Set II by Jennifer Brinley

Teen girls with a travel bug will love a Paris themed bedroom. Black and white with hot pink, periwinkle or violet accents make the perfect backdrop for a Parisian inspired room. Paint an accent wall her color of choice or with black chalkboard paint and stencil in curly designs, words written in fancy, French-looking font or an iconic French landmark. Another fun option is to paint the walls white and just above the halfway point add several horizontal hot pink and black stripes around the entire room. If you have an artists flare or know someone who does, painting scenery or traditional French inspired image directly onto the wall is a special touch. Finish the design with pictures of Paris fashion, the Eiffel Tower, a French café or black and white photos of France edged in matching frames. With a few knick knacks and curtains to match, her Paris themed room will be straight out of her best traveling dreams.

3. Fan-girl Fantasies

One Direction - BUS

If the thought of “Harry Potter”, 1 Direction or Doctor Who makes your teenage girl squeal, a fan-girl themed room may be right up her ally. A fan-girl’s fantasy is really about the artist, movie, book or TV show she loves, so paint and room colors can be of her choosing. For a “Harry Potter” motif you may want to incorporate the colors of her favorite house, hang a house flag, and of course, make sure the entire book series is displayed. Decorating her room for 1 Direction or another favorite band can include colorful walls with fun patterns or textures and throw pillows, blankets or decorations that represent the group. Painting or stenciling the band’s name across an accent wall in large letters is another fun effect. Framed and canvas prints, posters or photographs are essential in the creation of a fan-girl fantasy themed room.

Design a room that will make your favorite teen girl’s dream space a reality. For inspiration, browse our large selection of photos, posters, art and framed gifts.

Demystifying Abstract Art

by Fulcrum Gallery Staff 7. July 2013 15:48

Farbstudie Quadrate, c.1913 by Wassily Kandinsky

 

It's almost a cliche in television and movies for a visitor confronted with abstract art to express their utter confusion and distaste at something that they not only don't understand themselves, but believe that no one in their right mind could comprehend it either. Are their passionately held and unwavering personal opinions a realistically accurate guide of the truth?

In 1910, the first original abstract art form was created by Wassily Kandinsky. Following that innovative development, in the early 1900's, some of the major developmental stages in the history of abstract art were developed. These developments included neo-plasticism, abstract expressionism, conceptual art, contemporary realism, photorealism, hyper realism, and neo-expressionism.

The three major forms of abstract art include cubism (Pablo Picasso and Georges), neoplasticism (Piet Mondrian), and abstract expressionism (Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock). Popular varieties of abstract art today include abstract landscape art, 3D abstract art, and fantasy abstract.

It won't take you long to realize that utilizing abstract art is one of the most innovative and versatile ways to decorate your home or office. Abstract art offers many advantages, such as how easy it is to incorporate it into many different styles of interior design, particularly since it can be matched based upon colors. In fact, it's the wide range of colors used in abstract painting that makes it possible to change the color or feel of a room without having to replace the art on the walls. Interior designers are given the freedom to focus on creating a feel or general impression of a room rather than a specific motif.

 

Abstract art doesn't have to be the exclusive domain of a select group of self-proclaimed experts who say things like how a "particular piece embodies the contradictions inherent in existentialism while portraying the struggle of women's suffrage through color and shape". If you simply see a variety of shapes intermixed with colors in such a way that it strikes a chord in your imagination, and it ties a room together like nothing else could, then remember that abstract art and its appreciation belongs as much to you as to anyone else.

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