The teen years should be called the bedroom years. A computer, home entertainment system and a bed provide them with all they think they need. If it were not for the occasional trip to the kitchen, parents would never see their offspring.

There comes a time when your child will declare their room boring or childish. The American Girl Dolls or Brio Trains will be packed for the attic along with the posters from their favorite Disney movies. They are ready to express themselves in their own creative way. As a parent, your job is to remind yourself of what you wanted at this age and how much you would have loved it if your parents had been open to your ideas. I was lucky. My mom gave me the freedom to paint my room trim and closet door lime green. At the time I ( and my friends) thought it was so pretty. I am not sure that was true and it is probably the reason I want only white trim in my home today.

A cool teen room starts out with a theme. For boys, skateboarding, surfing or technology are popular. A giant mural depicting a surfer experiencing the ultimate wave or a skateboarder doing a 360 in the park will give an awesome impact to a room. You can find these as well as removable wall graphics online. Guys are often most comfortable with the colors of their favorite team or school. Painting the walls a neutral shade and then bringing in those colors with the comforter and window treatment will look great. Old t-shirts from favorite events can be turned into pillows for the bed. Hang plenty of shelves for them to display equipment, trophies and souvenir hats.

Stripes and polka dots are strong favorites with teen girls. You can use paint to create this look on the wall or purchase a comforter splashed with dots or lined with stripes. Animal prints are also a hit. A zebra is fun, especially when paired with a color such as yellow or bright green. Teens crave the exotic. Anything which will make them stand out is good.

Visit the paint store and let your teen play in the paint sample cards. Encourage them to think about colors that are different from the typical pink, purple, primary blue and red. Look at the color cards furnished by the paint companies. The combinations they suggest will spark your imagination. Do not worry about the future. Primers are excellent these days and they will cover the wildest colors, should you ever need to repaint.

Do not be surprised if they want to paint their room black. If you are not thrilled about this for the entire room redirect them to paint their furniture in this dark color. Just painting one wall in black can create a stunning accent behind their bed. Blackboard paint is also a fun choice. A large area painted in this specialty paint lets them express themselves with easily changed drawings or song lyrics. Their friends will want to leave messages and sketches on the blackboard so have plenty of colored chalk on hand.

Decorating your childs room can be a fun project. Give them a budget and a few guidelines then listen to what they have to say. They may actually think you are cool for encouraging their creativity.

Interior designers are moving towards old traditions, as according to them, “old is new again”. Antiques and vintage pieces add life to a living space and makes interior of your house or workplace attractive. Thrift stores are the best place to look for cheap antique pieces which look extremely unique.

Rudiments of earth, linked to the resources of earth, are also in trend this year, as they are reflected in colours, deriving from plants, minerals and dirt. Tones are creating a matchless beauty, and rooms based on specific colour themes of light green and ocean blue give a pleasing impact to an individual.

Staying close to the real styles is one of the main characteristics of Interior design trends for 2010. Decorators are more into woods and metals. Wooden flooring and metallic cabinets and cupboards are “in” as compared to fully painted cabinets and carpeted flooring.

There was a time when wallpaper was common and liked by everyone, but gradually it lost its attraction, and people moved towards painted walls and ceilings. As history repeats itself, so once again wallpapers are “in”, and special patterns mainly in the colour shades of greens, blues, mustard and bronzes are becoming increasingly popular. Wallpapers create a visual impact in the room and break the monotonous outlook. These are extremely eye-catching and give a pleasurable affect.

Be bold! This is one of the mantras being used by interior decorators in establishing the new interior trends of the year 2010. Big wall hangings and picture frames are “in”, but one thing should be kept in mind that not too many wall pictures or decorative hangings are placed together, as they make the place look smaller and congested. Rugs are also “in” and placed as wall hangings as well as on floors.

Glamour and risk taking designs are very much in fashion in the year 2010, and people are looking forward to making their houses and workplaces unique and different from the typical looks. Interior designers have kept their fingers crossed as they believe that the mushrooming sense of optimism will be reflected in individuals as well as their surroundings, which best explain personality of the individuals.

In short, year 2010 is a year of new innovative designs and techniques. People are moving towards antique decorative pieces, whereas wallpaper is once again in trend with touch of ground-breaking patterns. Interior decorators want to reflect the individual moods into their homes and workplace, so one is not restricted to follow the styles entirely, rather people can bring changes to their living spaces according to their own tastes.