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A Teen’s Room is no longer Child’s Play

The Dilemma:
A Teen boy who is a HUGE Star Wars fan but doesn't have anywhere to DISPLAY his collection. Yes, a teenager who actually is into collecting, but he also has 1 of everything to play with. (Mom used to work for Lucas Films ~ which doesn't hurt either). Keep in mind this is a boy who will soon be a teenager, so it needs to be something that can grown with him, but mom wanted to get the TV and video games out of the bedroom. Lastly, the room gets very warm due to the sun beating down on the windows all day, and not very good ventilation.

The Solution:
Floating wall shelves with ample enough space for all the collectables.
Completely new, reversible bedding.
TV is removed from room and replaced with a glass front storage unit for all the books, and top the room off with the COOLEST CEILING FAN EVER!

The cat is real, the dog is fake.

"Where'd the TV go?" you ask. That's the teen LOFT ~ next time!

Connie Tebyani
Principal Designer / Owner Platinum Home Staging, Inc.
www.PlatinumHomeStaging.com
(805) 553~9952
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Posted by Connie Tebyani, Platinum Home Staging Los Angeles to Santa Barbara on 04/15/2008 05:58 PM

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25 Comments on A Teen’s Room is no longer Child’s Play

APR

2008

It looks great Connie! Even with the Star Wars Guys! Great colors and organization.

Diane

Order and organization..I like that !!!

Thank you! It was actually very hard work. There is a third set of shelves that you can't even see in these pictures (The room is HUGE). Good thing all my years of retail management and merchandising could be used for SOMETHING. But the ceiling fan is the the "cherry on top" - That's my favorite piece and he is now the envy of the neighborhood.

Connie ~ That looks great; he must love it! That fan fits right in with his Star Wars collection too.

very nice. i do lots and lots of teen rooms and put them in my vacants as well. You did a great job. K

Thank you Kathy & Kym ~ The fan looks a bit large in the picture for the scale of the room but it's because it's in the foreground. But we chose it because it does fit the theme, yet will still be a unique feature as he grows up and out of Star Wars.

APR

2008

Connie! I noticed that ceiling fan right away - real eye candy and very cool! I used that cabinet in my Man Cave - very handsome! Happy Staging - Julie

Great idea for collections, and yes, I love those ceiling fans, I think in my next house I want a ultra modern room, just so I can use one of those fans, LOL!

APR

2008

Thank you, Julia & Cindy ~ It's not only FABULOUS, it was a pretty penny as well. But it was just SO cool. He really is the envy of the neighborhood now, his friends come over when I'm there (working in other areas of the house) and I love to here 12 years old boys say, "DUDE! You're SO lucky!"

That is why we do what we do ;-)

MAY

2008

*~*~* Here is the link to the Teen Loft *~*~*

SEP

2008

Great solutions, Connie. Can you imagine having all that super cool stuff when you were a kid?

SEP

2008

Connie- Wonderful job! Looks organized and cool at the same time :) Both mom and son are probably very happy!

LOL, Beleive it or not, Michelle, my room was filled to the brim with horses when I was this age. I was a HUGE horse lover! (still am)

Wendy ~ They love it. Mom especially loves the Teen Loft (there's a link in there somewhere)

Connie,

You must have been using the "FORCE" when you did this project, it looks out of this world! ;)

SEP

2008

I was channeling The Force, Michelle, it was "with me"....I'll never go to the dark side!

Great Job! I am sure the boy is very happy and this room will grow with him.

SEP

2008

The cat is real the dog is fake. LOVE it, true life staging, the pets and all. Good post and fun to read.

That fan is the room! Fantastic "cool" for a star wars collection. Lucky boy. - Leah

Connie, the floating black shelves were ideal for this room and collection. The fan selection is brilliant - looks like it came right out of the movie. Super job!

Connie, Awesome job! Those floating shelves look great. Love that ceiling fan too.

Tracy & Leah ~Exactly! The room will grow with him, no need to do it all over again in a couple years ;-D Thank you!

Thanks, Terrylyn ~The cat is SO lovable, the dog was actually used as door stop.

Michele & Tanya ~We ended up using these same shelves in a few areas of the home. They work beautifully, they LOOK beautiful and they were actually very inexpensive. (The fan, that's another story: cha-ching!)

OCT

2008

That fan is perfect! What a lucky boy. Hope he can keep it looking that good :-)

OCT

2008

Lisa ~ Thank you, and beleive it or not, HE DOES! ;-D I'm at the house quite often and he takes pride in his room. (see my blog "I've been having an affair" - you'll see the rest of the house)

Very nice. I bet he and his mother were thrilled. Great job.

OCT

2008

She is, Chrissie ~ In fact this room translated out into the Teen Loft, then 2 more bedrooms, then the master suite.... It snowballed because the client was so thrilled with the results.

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