This was a terrific thread to follow: thank you! We tried a bunch of the colors (several suggested on here), and my daughter ended up liking Lilac Mist (Ben Moore) the best. It is slightly "sweeter" than I would pick, but I want the room to feel like home to her. If the color is too bright on the wall once it goes up, I now have a terrific list of "back up" colors to try. Thank you, thank you! Sara

I recently redid my 15-year-old DD's room and have seen several makeovers on this forum as well. Each is as individual as the girls whose rooms they are. Since often girls this age have very distinct taste, but don't know how to put it all together or see how all the various choices work together, what really helps is to find some inspiration pictures and work from that. A good place to start is with bedding: PB teen is a great resource for ideas; but often similar items can be found for less at JC Penney's, Bed Bath & Beyond as well as Target and Walmart. Check their websites for best selection. Look at solutions for dorm rooms to get ideas as well, though late summer/early fall is best time for this. Think about your daughter's storage and study needs and take those into consideration to see if you need to change augment her furniture. IKEA has many study, storage solutions as well that are relatiively inexpensive. Daybeds can be a good choice. Here is a link that might be useful: Pottery Barn Teen

Lots of good ideas here already, but I don't think this one was mentioned, so I'll toss it on the pile. Desks that slide over a bed. Congratulations on your adoption! Friends of ours adopted an out of country sibling group of four this year, two of them teens. It's been an amazing journey! The kids have been such a wonderful addition to their family. It hasn't been without bumps, but it's been good. I wish you and your son the very best!

what a great space for him. so many ideas. first thing I'd do is some built-ins in some of those nooks. simple plywood, paint. For books, video games, collections, etc. that inset next to the J would be the perfect spot for a built in bookcase. Look at Ikea hacks, or DIY inset bookcase tutorials. Ikea Billy Bookcasehack: https://food52.com/blog/25110-best-ikea-billy-bookcase-hacks how about a mural (peel and stick) of some sort? you could do it on the wall or on that sloped ceiling above his bed. bring in some sstring lights and drape them from wall to wall do a lower bed like this, back in that corner, string the lights around it, and remove that nightstand, replace w/a cute table. or something like this platform style bed. put on a regular mattress or a futon mattress. do a diff light. remove that futon across from it and bring in a low-boy dresser of some type. bring in lots of thin, cotton dhurrie rugs you could do a roman clay treatment on the wall and paint a dark color. maybe bring in some faux beams from side to side drape the lights over those: for the lower areas that are wasted space, do something like these low open shelf cubbies (enlarge this pic to see them) decor ideas, lighting, bean bags, get some cheap pine tongue and groove flooring (lumber liquidators) and install it on one wall, or on one of the angled ceilings, or around the desk area, behind the sofa, etc what's under that carpet? some type of wood? you could paint it w/porch paint and thrown down a bunch of cool looking rugs. maybe redo the desk w/Ikea desk hacks. you could get a solid piece of butcher block (or a remnant), span it to fit across the entire area under the window, (use cleats to get it to 'float') and then some pull out ikea drawers. or something like this gray one. maybe hang a light directly over the desk, or get a desk light remove that heavy blue drape, and do an inset window blind. I did this black cellular blind on my sons bedroom window. If you get the blackout option, you won't need the heavy drape to block out the light. something liek this. it's less bulky looking, the desk looks better, (frame out the window w/white trim if you're using a dark shade), and the pendant light gives overhead light in that dark space.