Before and after articles aren't new to homify. We love taking you on tours of homes that have transformed from bleak and crowded to wonderfully decorated with different styles, all to give you inspiration on how your home could look. But today, we're not looking at an entire home renovation, but rather just a single room: a teenager's room.
After years of kid-themed wallpaper and stuffed animals scattered about, it may be time to update your child's room so it’s less child-like and more teen appropriate, and that is where this room comes in. The interior architects at Auraprojekt gave this room new life and interesting purpose for one very lucky teenager. The owner of this old room spent years dreaming and planning for his future room. His passion for video games had always been strong, and in order to make that passion blossom, new surroundings that matched were in order. Going from mismatched chaos to total harmonisation, this transformation have you and your offspring thinking of new ways to make their budding personalities take flight.
What we see in this image is the end result of a slow accumulation of materials, games, furniture, and other random items over the course of the beginning developing years.
As the picture shows, the owner had no experience or much knowledge of interior design. Hardly anything in the room matches–not the walls, not the furnishings, and definitely not the accessories.
One of the difficult aspects of the project was the awkward dimensions of the small room. To make matters worse, unfortunately none of the furniture was possible to save for the new decoration as it could not fit properly or comfortably inside the space. The room is pretty dark due to its orientation and only having one window. The lifeless colour scheme and limited natural sunlight really highlights the limitations of this 13 square metre space.
After much consideration, something drastic should be done for the environment to receive more illumination.
The young teenager living here had an extensive collection of video games and movies, but most of them were scattered around the room on different shelves or in boxes. One of the goals for upgrading the room was to keep this collection of items, but to proudly set them on display.
Talk about an extreme transformation! The room is almost completely unrecognisable to what we just saw and we don't even know where to begin.
In essence, everything that was already inside the room was thrown away. There's even a new white colour scheme to replace the horrid colours from before. New and optimised furniture has been perfectly positioned within the dimensions of the room. Every angle works so well, which results in a room that looks organised and spacious.
One of the major changes to the room is the glass roof that floods the space with a warm and pleasant light. And as an added bonus, a few lamps were integrated that provide excellent light during the night and avoid those unpleasant reflections on screens and monitors. That means you have the perfect conditions to play, day and night.
And now there's no problem finding the game or movie you want thanks to this totally modern wall shelf. Books, DVDs, files, accessories… you name it! This shelf has room for it.
We think what we love most about this room is the colour scheme. A palette of cool blue hues contrasted with white and black. And the writing on the walls is incredible. With words like invention,
affinity,
and specialties
plastered on the walls, you can bet inspiration and gaming fever are the results. And we can't forget the little gem in the back that reads be happy, keep smiling.
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