Ideas for Decorating a Teenage Girl's Bedroom?

Natalie

Ever since I was young, the life of Marie Antoinette has always intrigued me. After the film Marie Antoinette directed by Sofia Copolla, it became one of my favorite films. I know it's not exactly historically accurate, but the movie is just visually stunning- from the costumes, to the interiors of Versailles, everything was like candy for the eyes. Especially the floral prints, flowers, ribbons, jewels, and pastries.

After seeing this ad for the perfume Miss Dior Cherie, I knew it looked familiar, and I also knew that I really liked the style of it. Here it is:

http://www.la-story.com/upload/2009/03/new_miss_dior_cherie_leau_fragrance_commercial_dir/missdior2balloons.jpg

After the commercial for said perfume was released, I found out that Sofia Copolla directed it. It demonstrates Copolla's love for bright pastels like hot pink, and softer shades like baby blues, mint greens, and light yellows. Pastries and flowers are also present, and so are pretty pastel balloons. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zWvtx0nijE&feature=related

Anyways, I would really like to decorate my room with bright pastels, and pretty furniture, but I'd like to know some places where I could find Marie Antoinette-esque fabrics (large florals that DON'T look grandma-ish), accesories, and some ideas for what should go into my bedroom. So far I've got this:

-Brass headboard
-White wall shelves ( for books and a couple knick-knacks)
-Poofy white comforter and sheets
-Pine dresser, and nightstand (think I should ask my parents about painting them white?)
-White plastic bins for storage (how can I make them a little less modern-looking?)
-And some other little things that aren't worth listing.

For the walls I'm planning on doing a very soft bluish-green hue sort of like the color on the walls of this scene (NOTE: This is the scene that really made me decide that I wanted to decorate my room like so; so keep that in mind! Also not the floral of the curtians. THAT is the floral that I would like to see in my room.):

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/costumersguide/Marie-Antoinette/ohcapmarie/guitar%20stripe/image002797.jpg

Or I'd like to paint the room in a soft yellow tone, like the color of the dress and flowers (on the hat) worn by the auburn-haired woman closest to the person viewing the photo:

http://www.costumersguide.com/MA/trianon2a.jpg

I'm leaning towards the blue. Your thoughts?

So what I'm asking is for is pictures of and places where I can get colorful Sofia Copolla-inspired accesories and pretty rooms essentials that are reminiscent of what I've showed you. Also, tell me what you think I should do to decorate my room. Thank you! P.S. Links and photos are greatly appreciated!

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http://themeroomideas.com/Marie-Antoinette-style/bedroom-decor.html

hey can anyone help me find a website???

Q. Hey yall im thinkin about redecorating my bedroom
and i really want ideas
so do yall no any sites where they hav pictures of cute girl ( young woman lol im 17) bedrooms ???

Answer
the main idea for decorating is your need and function of the bedroom, as you know function for the bed room is for take a rest and sleep or in addition is for working or study.

So u just decor by using the main furniture such as: bed, closet, small table and chair and bookshelf. any things you need but not much

For the colour, I think you should paint in bright colour : blue, green, yellow, pink or white...because you are a teenager, maybe you can paint a contrust colour together to make it feel different and freshy when you come back from school.

second step is decor your wall, now aday we have many choices to choose, you can choose a cartoon picture from website and print to be big screen and attach to your wall, you can your math lesson in big sceen but try to make it nice, so u can get the special benifit from it.

If you need a picture of cute girl, I think the cutest girl is your self. make it in gray colour or a picture when you feel happiness.

bye

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Sophisticated French bedroom?

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Margaret

Hello everyone!
I know there are quite a few posts on here regarding "French" or "Paris" bedrooms, but I am looking for something a little bit different and need advice. :)
I am 15 years old and have always been a Francophile. My mom really wants me to fix up my room, and has been pressuring me to make a decision for a while now. lol I would really be thrilled if I could incorporate my love for all things French into my room decor without it looking tacky or overly attention grabbing. Something sophisticated, stylish, yet subtle that I could easily enjoy throughout the rest of my teenage years and on into college, etc.
Right now, my walls are painted a light green (Sherwin-Williams Celery). The focal point of my room is a very nicely sized window with an arched top. My ceilings are quite high, probably 9 ft (I think the sheer size of my room is making me overwhelmed. I want it to be cozy and comfortable). I have a black shelf on both sides of my big window, which holds trophies from dancing. :) My mom would like to add a two shelf bookcase underneath each of these. The bed is white iron, and there are two bookcases in the room. Both are white, but can be refinished. I have a black Pottery Barn desk.
All this to say, I really would like to achieve the French chic look, but I want a sophisticated "young woman" version, not the kiddie poodles or teen bright glam. I am considering using a white mattelasse on my bed and then using green toile wallpaper to cover the wall directly behind my bed. My mom has some French chateau prints (Sepia colored) that could be reframed (from gold to black maybe??) and hung in my bedroom, I'm just not sure about the sepia on the light green.
Any help, advice, pictures or links you can give me would be greatly appreciated! :) Thanks for your time.

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If you are a Francophile, you could consider going for a Shabby-Chic style. You have already got the right sort of furniture and it is quite easy to find and add the right accessories. See my website for ideas on this style.

http://www.clever-kitchen-designs.com/Shabby-Chic-Kitchen.html

Please help me understand this dream?

Asker of s

I was a thief in a trio of thieves. We were stealing clothes from some cars, but the owners were walking towards us, so we ran. We were in a small town. We ran into a tall fence made of black iron bars. We climbed and jumped it, but realized we had jumped into a yard, and were now surrounded by the fence. However, there was a part of the yard that went downhill, and there was a cove formed under a part of the building, which we hid under. We decided to stay for a while. The other girl in our group saw that the people who were looking for us were on top of us. Then they found us. We told them that we were local kids and wanted to see what this place was. They believed us; didnât know we were thieves. We said that the boy and I (who was blond) were brother-sister and the girl was our friend. So they escorted us home and we made up where we lived, but made sure to say no one was home. A woman walked my brother and I home. We had to walk across this stretch of street/sidewalk that was covered â I mean covered â in dead bees. It was from some weird thing a few years ago that they never cleaned up. I was super grossed out because I felt bad for all the bees, and also because they kept getting into my shoes. Finally we made it past that section and there was a sort of street festival thing going on. There was a tent which would usually have musicians. I donât remember what was going on â maybe nothing â but I knew that the love of my life was in that tent, and I went to him.

However, before I could see who he was, I was in a bedroom with an older sister and a younger sister and we were going to watch a movie before bed. It took place in the courtyard behind my real life block. It was like a Disney movie but the boy had been given the stats on his wife/soulmate (?). All I remember was that she was a Capricorn. He was a warrior and went to see the girl in the courtyard. He had on a helmet so she couldnât see his face. The girl who it was was sure it wasnât her, and hopeful that it would be this other girl who was a Sagittarius. But it was definitely her and she sat down in front of the boy and couldnât see his face. He then said no, which shocked the entire town. I forget his exact reason but it was something to the effect of timing being wrong or the potential of him going on a suicide mission, or something. Then I woke up with one line from One Too Many Mornings in my head:

âFrom the crossroads of my doorstep,â¨
My eyes they start to fade,â¨
As I turn my head back to the roomâ¨
Where my love and I have laid.â

I'm sure that there is a reason that 1. I never saw the person in the tent. 2. the Disney girl never saw the man. 3. I had to cross that street of dead bees (which was the worst feeling ever) to get to the person in the tent.

Also I have no idea about the Cap/Sag thing. I am an Aries.

There was nothing really in my life that could have influenced this. It came out of nowhere. But I just got this feeling that it had some meaning. Can anyone give some thoughts on the dream (not whether it had meaning)?

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This is a good example of the sort of random dream in which one part doesn't have anything to do with the next part, and there is no distinct beginning or ending. Even though it feels as if it must have some important meaning, your old Zia Lucia must say that it is probably just random stuff, the sort of thing that floats through your mind while your brain is resting.

The beginning scene is reminiscent of several video games - Assassin's Creed, for example. All the running, jumping over the fence and hiding relates to general anxiety and fear of getting caught in the wrong place... nothing particularly specific, except that the iron fence is a common element in Halloween films and decor, so that probably has been in your mind recently.

In the same way, the carnival, tent, Disney movie, warrior, Cap/Sag ... all random stuff pulled from lots of sources. There is no single element or theme to pull it all together into any sort of metaphor relating to you.

By the way, the girl who was a Sag. represents yourself in some way. There is a bit about your not wanting to admit that a certain situation applies to you.

However, the bees in the street present an interesting and powerful metaphor. You are feeling as if you need to get somewhere or accomplish some task, but something nasty is blocking your way. It has the potential to be harmful - like bee stings - but really it's just nasty and creepy. As in the dream, you're going to need to suck it up and brace yourself to get through the problem so you do what needs to be done.

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