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Update Your Grown Child’s Bedroom: Part 2
Sam Lutz • Sep 02, 2019
When your child leaves the nest to attend college or moves out, you have the freedom to redecorate and repurpose. Last time, we talked about turning a child’s bedroom into a guest bedroom or office to provide additional purpose-driven space. But maybe you just want to have some fun with that extra room, creating a workout space, man cave or TV/movie room. Update your grown child’s bedroom into these and other function spaces with themed elements of color and decor.
Function Rooms + Color Ideas
When you transform your child’s bedroom into something new, the possibilities are endless. Will you blow out a wall in a downstairs bedroom to create a makeshift dining room? Or is your goal to create more of a fun space? Either way, the direction you take with the paint scheme will differ for a hobby room in comparison to a bedroom.
Workout or Craft Room
Get your blood pumping and those creative juices flowing. Most people shy away from bold paint schemes in general, but they actually work here. Bold colors are shocking and energetic, so colors like reds, oranges and purples become a quiet source of motivation and energy for your daily workout or inspire your mind when you tackle a new craft project.
Man Cave/Rec Room
Man caves and rec rooms are designed to serve one purpose: to have a space just for fun. So the color theme and accents should reflect hobbies and activities. There are a few ways to approach this, from a sports-centric vibe to gaming themes. Do you bleed black and gold? Obviously black walls are not ideal, but gold would serve as a fun and energetic primary color, accented with black trim.
Movie Room
Are you a movie buff? A TV nut? Even if it’s not an all-out home theater, a movie and TV-themed room can be a fun design concept and the space will undoubtedly be a welcome respite from daily responsibilities. This theme has a few inherent color concepts, too. Get your hands on a stencil (or do it from scratch, depending on skill level) and add some black and white film strip accents or borders to the walls. For a real Walk of Fame experience, paint on large gold stars.
Decor Ideas
Workout and Craft Room Art
If the room is to become a workout or craft room, staying on-theme is a piece of cake. Simply add a bit of sports memorabilia or accessories, or for the craft space, maybe a vintage sewing machine against the wall or cross stitch artwork!
Man Cave/Rec Room Art
Round out the sports and gaming theme with artwork to match. Sports memorabilia makes a tremendous addition to a man cave/rec room area and art prints contribute to the theme of the space. For a “fan zone” of sorts, photos, plaques and pennants from favorite teams are readily available and would add some extra pop to this fun room. Going for a wider activity theme? Framed prints of pooches playing poker and similar wall art reflecting favorite activities would be cute and quirky.
TV/Movie Room Art
Turn your TV/movie room into a space worthy of any cinephile with fun art accents. Get your hands on entertainment-related decor to bring focus to the theme of the room. Want to go old school? Be on the lookout for film reel canisters to mount on the wall, or even a clapperboard from your favorite flick. Autographed posters of favorite actors make nice additions too, if you have the budget for the real thing.
Convert Your Child’s Bedroom with Ace Paints and Unfinished Furniture
Paint themes and new decor go a long way toward transforming your child’s old room into a fresh hobby or function room. The end result will be something that allows your interests and personality to shine through, too. Have fun throughout the process, and Trust Ace for the quality paint products you need. Get in touch to discuss your project needs today.
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