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Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom

Okay! So your room is: messy, unorganized, boring, too dark, dull...too kiddish, too mature, sad, been the same FOREVER, no room, doesn't fit you, ugly, smells bad, or just looks like a tornado crashed through your room! I have the answers!

It looks like a lot but not really. Just pick your category!

__Organizing __

Clothes end up on the floor? Many people clean and clean and clean their room but it still looks too packed and dirty or things just magically end up on the floor and you just don't know how it got there.

Well for starters, get a laundry basket! This will be your best friend! Make sure it's pretty. Or if your closet is big enough and it doesn't bother you, your could get a simple plastic nice colored one load basket at THE DOLLAR STORE! It's not expensive. But for those people whose closet is small or there's no room in it for a basket, then hampers are PERFECT! Of course they're about 5-10dollars, but that isn't that bad, and it's worth it. Get one that fits in a corner and has colors that match your walls or decor. EVERY TIME you change your clothes, PUT THEM INTO THE BASKET/HAMPER! It's so simple. Before the basket gets too full or to the top, wash it. Well that's for clothes, basically keep them off the floor. Even doing just this makes your room look bigger.

Bed always a mess? Okay, when you don't make your bed, not only is it ugly but it makes your room look nasty! SO if you have a lot of pillows and you sleep by yourself in a small bed, you really only need 2 and maybe 1 throw pillow for looks. Keep pillows off the floor. When you wake up, make the bed. If you have no time then at least make sure that there are NO blankets, pillows or sheets on the floor!

Shoes? Keep them in your closet or under your bed. If you're in a hurry, then at least kick them into a corner or against your wall. That way no one trips on them. For shoe organizers, the worst problems, I personally think tennis shoes are awesome to wear (converse, vans, etc.) BUT LOOK UGLY SITTING ON THE FLOOR, OR ON A SHELF IN THE CLOSET! Racks are hideous but what to do with them?

Okay, one thing, keep the boxes to your shoes. When you're done wearing them, put them into the box and then under your bed. If they don't fit under your bed, put them on the floor or a shelf in your closet stacked with all the other shoe boxes that are there. Yes, it's ugly until you get a shelf that has a door. OKAY I have 15 pairs of shoes, including 7 pairs of converse, 2 vans, 1 pair of boots, 3 pairs of tennies, and 2 pairs of DC's. (yes I skate) WHAT I DO? Many people don't have a long shelf in their closet, but I do. What I do is have each pair of my shoes in order in a row and to hide them, I have CURTAINS! After I get the pair of shoes I want, then I pull the small curtain over them and close my closet. The curtain is purple and is thick, and my feet don't smell BUT I keep a bottle of Febreeze in my closet and spray my shoes and clothes, occasionally.

Everything else? Nothing should be on the floor! "If you use something, put it back", that's what my parents say and I do it. Guess what? IT ACTUALLY WORKS!

· Belts and jackets go on hooks in your closet or on hangers. Put them in your closet.

· Books go on a shelf organized by color. It gives your room a clean spark to it.

· Trinkets go on a shelf. If you have little brothers, sisters or little people you hang with, then put things high. It's not that difficult, just as long as you can reach it.

· Make up: girls keep that it a box or a small night table drawer. Put the night table under a mirror which is by your bedroom door. That way, if you need a touch up, then you can just reach for it on your way out. It's also a good way so you don't forget something. Then the night before, put it on the table and then in the morning you remember it! And for something extra, keep a little cute lamp on the table.

· Jewelry: keep on an earring rack, necklaces on hooks, and rings on those cool fake hands and get a good color, something bright. Put them all together on a little table or shelf and it looks very pretty, something else that looks nice is to have a cool looking lamp next to it (lava lamp, or those lamps that are shaped like hearts or pandas, or something). If you have nail polish, keep that all in one place, unless you have like a big collection, then put it in a separate drawer next to your make up.

__If Your Room Stinks __

If you're the type of person who like to keep your door closed all the time, that's a problem because you don't get any air circulation. I can't change that for you, so something else you could do is keep your window open while your door is closed. If you're very private and have peeping toms, then get sheer curtains. That way, you can see out but they can't see in (I would consider getting a nice bright color for the sheers like yellow, or a lime green). This also is a good way to save electricity because of light, and fans, and air conditioning.

__If You Want To Make It Homey __

Painted walls! Stay away from those red, black, navy blue, dark green, maroony colors! I personally like black but it is depressing for everything to be that color, my room is a light purple. Making your room a light color makes it seem bigger which is great. Not only that but if you have a bright light happy color, you can use dark AND bright stuff in your room, which makes it nice.

Try getting (if you have the money) a love seat for when people come over. A love seat is a small couch made for 2 people. It is small and homey. Much furniture is nice to have in a room.

Okay, well as you can see, I have much to say when I grow up. I want to be a organizer and clean people's homes and I would love to help and give you advice. I have much more to tell you but so little time. If this didn't help you, don't give up on me. I didn't say everything. I went through the basics. I have more on each topic and more topics I'd like to say but no time.

I would love to help if you have ANY QUESTIONS about this!

I have ways to save money where you can buy things, what you should buy, and I'm good for all types of people. I'm pretty much free all the time so I will help you. and for those who don't know, that's a laundry basket, lol

By Destiny About The Author: Destiny posted this in the feedback and we thought it was so good it should be an article. semipermanent changes. Feedback Forum: RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom Post by PIKKA 20080506 I agree with everything you said, but I learned one thing that makes all the difference at least to me. When you take something off, or finish a plate, DO NOT SET IT DOWN, WITH PLANS TO PICK IT UP...MAKE IT ALL ONE MOVEMENT ...when you take off your jeans after school, while they are still in your hand, decide to hang or basket toss...and make it one movement.. Picking stuff up after we've put it down, requires overcoming physical inertia and it feels harder because it actually is. If you drink the last drop from a glass and while it's still in your hand put it in sink or dishwasher, it's less effort than if you put it down, remind yourself to pick it up, pick it up, get up, move. Same for towels, etc. Walk to where you want to leave your shoes, and then take them off. RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom (Guest Post) 20080505 wow so cool to hear from a teenager with such good ideas!! awesome job I am an adult and just learned a few good tips for my 11 year old... keep posting girl!!! RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom Mom to teenager (Guest Post) 20080503 These are great tips! Perhaps you can come to my house and help my kid out! RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom Becky (Guest Post) 20080502 Destiny, you are awesome girl!! You are going to go far in life AND have the cleanest bedroom ever. Love your posting. RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom Cathy from Townsville (Guest Post) 20080501 Destiny, I have to disagree about the black bedroom. I painted mine black (ceiling and walls) and even my mum is impressed with it. The trick is to have the right paint (I used a glossy black over textured wallpaper so the room 'shimmers') and to have accessories that are complimentary. For example, I have an antique gold satin bedspread and curtains, and the furniture including the wardrobe, dressing table and bedheads is white with antique gold highlights. I also have glowinthedark stars everwhere. Everyone comments on how cool my room is, very futuristic. RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom Ellie (Guest Post) 20080501 Destiny, you are one cool teen! Your advice helped me, and I'm not even a teenager, way beyond! RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom stngray (Guest Post) 20080501 I wish Destiny lived at my house. RE: Teens: How to Organize Your Bedroom (Guest Post) 20080430 To have light and privacy, too I use an old stained glass panel I got from a yard sale (it's cracked, that's why it was cheap, but I mended it with clear tape) I have also put tissue paper on the bottom half of the windows. There is also contact paper you can see thru as an alternative but I don't like it & it's hard to take off Then I have curtains which started off life as shower curtain panels (I liked the color) on either side. http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79890633.tip.html Copyright © 19972008 ThriftyFun.com
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