FAQ

• What is the color palette used in the teen bedroom design?
  The color palette in the teen bedroom design consists of pale pink, cream, and black.
• What are some designer tips shared by Kristen Pena?
  Some designer tips shared by Kristen Pena include using pendant lighting, incorporating a bold accent wall, updating door panels, adding textural elements, and switching up hardware.
• How does Kristen describe the teen bedroom she designed?
  Kristen describes the teen bedroom as a cozy, funky, and livable space with beautiful textures and materials layered together to create a sanctuary for a thirteen-year-old.
• What elements were added to the room to create a sophisticated yet youthful space?
  Elements such as a handwoven headboard, textured bedding, leather lounge chairs, and organic accents were added to create a sophisticated yet youthful space.

What is sophisticated teen bedroom design?

A few weeks ago we brought you Celebrity Chloe Redmond Warner’s stunning dining room from this year’s San Francisco Decorator Showcase.

Today, we’re taking you on another exclusive tour of the showhouse but this time it is the gorgeous teen bedroom appropriately named “THIRTEEN” designed by Elite Designer Kristen Pena. Kristen created a gorgeous feminine, but not too girly, bedroom for a thirteen year old.

The room is cozy, funky and livable with a pale pink, cream and black color palette that serves as the perfect backdrop for the transition for adolescence to young adult. In Kristen’s words, “it’s a sanctuary with beautiful textures and materials that layered together to create a cozy space of escape, a place where her deepest secrets and her beloved childhood teddy bear can live side by side.” The patterned wallpaper meshes beautifully with the adjacent dark accent wall strewn with thick rope lights by Windy Chien.

Kristen added more organic elements to the room with the handwoven headboard, yummy textured bedding and the laid back leather lounge chairs. Kristen wanted to create a space that was sophisticated yet youthful to represents that inevitable push and pull of that time in life. And clearly, Kristen nailed the design!

Sit back and take a look at the beautiful room and get some great designer tips from Kristen along the way.

Teen bedroom design tips from Kristen Pena

• Pendant Lighting
  • Free up space on your bedside tables by hanging modern pendants from the ceiling. It’s a current look that creates a little drama and interest to a room.
• Bold Accent Wall
  • An accent wall is often a way to create a focal point in a room. Juxtaposed to the blush color in the wallpaper, I chose a black accent wall with an organic, funky rope light from local Bay Area artist Windy Chien that helps balance the room and gives it an playful, edgy vibe. The lounge chairs from Citizenry add a laid back global feel with their mix of leather and copper.
• Update Door Panels
  • Who needs a boring door panel? Cozy up a room by adding an upholstered panel to your closet doors. It’s a clever way to add a new pattern to the mix and could even be a pinboard for kid’s rooms!
• Add Textural Elements
  • Texture in the form of linen, fur, wool, rope is an excellent way to cozy up a space. By layering textiles on the bed it creates visual interest and makes a nest that you cant wait to crawl into everyday. And the addition of a handwoven headboard from Peg Woodworking lends a modern, organic feel.
• Switch Up Hardware
  • Spice up a piece of furniture with interesting hardware. I chose horn drawer pulls that added a different texture and sophistication to the dresser. Using something unexpected elevates the piece immediately.

Thank you Kristen for sharing your beautiful room and your helpful tips🙏