Funky Ways to Decorate a Teen Room

Furniture

• Combine new and vintage items for a funky shabby-chic look or to create a trademark style all your own. Decoupage patterns, photos and collages on dressers and desks for a completely customized piece full of mementos from friends and family. Paint furniture using stencils, graffiti, patterns or freehand styles to add personal touches that can be easily changed as the rest of the room evolves.

Bedding

• Bright colors and bold patterns make bedding an affordable and versatile way to style a teen's bedroom. Whimsical or wild patterns complement solid-colored bedsheets, while mixing a variety of patterns creates an offbeat and trendy style. Use vintage fabrics for throw pillows, and make pillowcases or shams from shirts and sweaters salvaged from thrift stores.

Lighting

• Black lights, strobe lights, twinkle lights and lava lamps add funky lighting to traditional bulbs and offer a variety of decorative alternatives to standard lamps. Painted light bulbs cast fun patterns on walls or lampshades, and disco balls or other disco lights add a funky vibe. Customize your lampshades with beads, sequins, marabou feathers, patches and stamps.

Accessories

• Hot pink shag rugs, neon signs, vintage beaded curtains and wall hangings offer temporary styling that can be easily replaced or updated as the room's theme changes. Curtains and canopies made from spangled material with sequins or patterns add a trendy edge to standard bedroom elements, while novelty telephones, antique gumball machines or framed wall art make the room you.