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A Retro Look For Your Teen’s Room

The 60’s were a time of tie & dye, flower power, Woodstock and peace symbols. This was the time of the hippie. Decades on, it’s evident that the hippie fad still hasn’t died down and continues to make a come back over the last few years. And it’s currently all the rage with teens all over.

Retro decor and vintage posters are back in style in a BIG way.

If your teen or tween is showing signs of that retro spirit, why not give her a room that will let her shine in all her hippie glory. decorating teen rooms can be a challenge for any parent, so take a deep breath and remember it is NOT your room ( thank goodness)

Be bold Be funky

Because the 60’s used bold colors you can also decorate using these colors. Take her walls for example, you can choose to do a block design on one wall. Create blocks and outline them with masking tape and then tape. Allow to dry before you remove the tape. When dry you should have a creative wall that is very retro. Add some personal touches to the look by painting daisies on the wall.

Use your imagination when it comes to furnishings.

Back in the 60’s the mood was happy and playful so you can create this look with blow-up chairs or bean bags. Take all the wooden furniture and paint it white. Add a disco ball to the room by taking down the old ceiling light fixture and put up a spinning disco ball. Don’t forget to purchase a lava lamp to finish the look. You can find all of these retro decorations at a discount store. You may want to add some incense on her night stand for her to light up and relax to.

A shag area rug would go great in your hippie teen’s room. This is because the 60’s were defined by the retro shag style area rugs. Get one in jewel tones or even psychedelic colors. You may even find that the color palette offered by the area rug is exactly what you need for the rest of your room. Get matching fabric or funky Posters to go on the walls.

Add vinyl and classic rock album covers on the wall. ( not valuable ones!)  This should be a variety of popular singers like Lennon and the Rolling Stones hanging on her wall.

When you are ready to decorate her cushions you want to use a tie dye look. This is an easy project that you can do at home together. Take some plain white linen and turn it into a bright bold color to add to her room.

Remember that hippies believed in freedom of expression so in order to make her happy you will need to allow her to express herself too. This will make the room look wonderful and your teen or tween will be very happy.

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Decorating a house may look simple on the television shows that you see on HGTV – but in reality it may take days, a good deal of money, and a lot of hard work to change the look of a room. For numerous individuals this is simple – but for many of us it is a trial and error process and we would rather hire someone else to do it for us.

Don’t Make It Hard

The first mistake that people make is to look at the size of the room and how much has to be done to it and become discouraged by it. Instead of thinking about how tough it can be look at it as something that you are ready to tackle. If you have a positive outlook on it then it may be more gratifying.

Volunteer Help

It can be discouraging to seek to decorate your living room or bedroom by yourself. You need to ask your spouse or close friends and family to help you. Ensure they understand how to do things and that they are happy to do it. Yet, you don’t want too many people because then it can become too jam-packed.

Choose Decorations Wisely

Everything that you are going to be setting up in the room has to be picked out carefully by you and your family. Before you go out and get everything you need, select out what the theme should be. Then you can make a list of the supplies and decorations you want. For example you might desire to use curtains or premium basswood blinds. You might also wish to have a dark or a lighter color on the walls.

Add your favorite types of wall art and nic-nacs for that individual touch.

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Good Christmas Gifts For Teens

What about finding something a little different this time as an addition to all the gadgets?
One of out TOP sellers in our store is this set of 3 Japanese Samurai Warrior Posters. i know that it might be a boy gift but some girls like martial arts too!!:)

Another best seller in our store that a lot of girls buy is the Motivational Prints. They give them to friends or boyfriends or parents and a lot of time
they keep them themselves:)

Here is an article by Denise with some other ideas for good christmas gifts for teens.

By Denise Sanger

Christmas gift ideas for teenage boys:

If your gift recipient likes gadgets, there are lots of new ideas on the market. Consider a science based gift, like a magnifying camera or a Pet’s Eye View Camera. This is a camera that goes on the family pet’s collar and records what he sees during the day. This can be an enlightening look into how your pet spends his day!

Remote control airplanes are sure to get him out and moving. These are available in a wide variety of styles and prices so you can spend as little or as much as you want. These offer lots more entertainment than the traditional remote control vehicles that never take off!

Depending on his interests, consider gifting him with sports equipment, skateboard or surfing gear, or tickets to a sporting event or concert.

Driving lessons can give you peace of mind, and allow your teen to learn from a professional instructor-consider this a gift for you both!

Christmas gifts for teenage girls:

If you have a teen girl to buy for who loves to dress up and fix up her hair, get her personal care items like a great hair dryer, straightener, or curling iron. Nail polishes and perfumes or bath and body care products that are scented with light fragrances appropriate for teens are also favorites.

A salon gift card or a gift card for a favorite store will be well received-and allow her to pick out the latest styles in the size or color she needs.

Many teenage girls consider their rooms to be their own creations and they love to add items like novelty pillow and unusual lights. A great bean bag or butterfly chair can also be a good choice. A novelty board or a mirror with a corked edge is a great place for her to put her friends’ pictures or to put the photos of her favorite rock stars.

Jewelry is also a good choice, especially necklaces and bracelets that are personalized with her name. Purses or clothing items can be personalized as well.

Christmas gifts any teenager will love:

A digital camera is a great idea for teens and if it plugs directly into its own printer, it is even better. Cell phones and laptops are obvious choices for any teen who loves electronics, and what teen doesn’t? But before you decide on the obvious choice, check out some of the new and unusual items available. Don’t have a head for electronics? Have your teen make out a list of all the things he/she is interested in. Teens always know what the latest trends are and the more they list, the more surprised they will be with your pick from the list!

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So, did you get any ideas for good Christmas gifts for teens?

I know it is hard, but you can do it:)

Merry Christmas and have a wonderful holiday!

SO here it is again: Christmas!
Do you dread it, wait for it, can’t get enough of it, love it, hate it…however you feel about it, it will always be here.

Are you going to do the Christmas gift exchange this year? need some ideas?

If you need to find some inexpensive gifts this year, maybe something that is Inspirational, Motivational, Loving and Caring will do it.
Check lout these Posters for some great ideas. The Motivational posters are all under $6!

Here is an article by Rodney that will give you some ideas too!

By Rodney Grubbs

Christmas gift exchanges are wonderful ways to spend time together during the holidays. Gift exchanges are a great way of bringing family members together.
The challenge comes with setting the theme or focus for your Christmas gift exchange. If you do the same thing each year, people will get bored and stop participating. Without changing things up every few years, the gift exchanges become gift card exchanges, which are not so fun, well in my opinion anyway. So one person must come up with the theme idea.
At my wife’s big family get together last year, we all brought a one-pound gift. The gifts were distributed. Then the story featuring Mr. Right who left the room and went right to bed (well, you get the idea) was read to the exchange of the gifts. People were laughing and joking as people attempted to remember which was their right and left hand as the gifts were passed in the circle. It worked wonderfully. It was really fun to see the creativity in the gift giving. One person gave a pound of pennies, while another gave a one pound piece of money. Another gave a bag of chips and salsa. Talk about variety. And not to forget, my special gift, which was one pound of spam. Of course, everyone secretly wished they had received that gift.
So to help your Christmas season be a season of joy and not stress, I have gathered some Christmas exchange ideas for you.
1.    The One pound gift is a real favorite of mine
2.    $3 funny card (you could set any dollar amount)
3.    $5 dollar store or goodwill purchase

One year a person found a heated toilet seat in this themed exchange.
4.    Dinner in a dish where the person brings a recipe with the majority of the ingredients to make the dish
5.    Ornament exchange with a dollar amount
6.    Entertainment theme – books, cds, movies
7.    Set a letter of the alphabet that the gift has to start with (We have not done this exchange yet but I think it would be very fun.)
8.    Charity exchange where each person would put in his or her favorite charity with the contact information. The person who drew the slip of paper would be expected to give a donation to the charity. Another version of the charity idea is something my wife’s family as done. Her sister died young due to colon cancer. The family started a scholarship fund in her sister’s memory. There is an envelope under the tree each year for family member to add to the scholarship fund.

So whether you decide to go with a more meaningful gift or more to the wacky and fun, have fun with your Christmas exchange this year. The real importance is to have fun with those that are important to you.
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So…are you inspired yet?
Did you get any Christmas Gift Exchange Ideas?
What are you going to give this year that has more to do with the thought behind it than the pricetag?

This store will give you some great ideas!
Merry X-Mas!