Need help redecorating my room....?

Question

Whats a reasonable price for redecorating a 13 year old girls room?I'm asking because I want to redecorate my room and the price it would cost is $150 but my dad said he would only pay $50 so is $150 a reasonable price to do my room and is there anyway I could convince him?Also this stuff is on sale so it would normally add up to like $250 so I cant wait to long

Answer 1

$150 isn't bad.  You have to keep in mind that to your dad it isn't a necessity for you to have your room redone.  Tell him your will work off the extra money, or try to find a few things you can go without that you might want.  Also try to find cheaper things that would look great with the two favorite things you like.

Answer 2

May I suggest that you watch a wonderful HGTV show called DESIGN REMIX with your dad?

The clever designer Karen McAloon redoes each room with a budget of $50 (plus paint) and they come out great!

She rummages in the owners' closets and garages and uses stuff, repurposes things, paints them, whatever and with her creativity she achieves amazing results.

Check out this show!

Answer 3

Well, I have just put up a blind and 1 curtain + the curtain track in my daughters room, and it cost me $150 ON SPECIAL! (Big sliding door window though), so it depends on what you use it on, but to me it really doesn't sound like much, but then it also depends on what your dad can afford of course. Do you have anything you have outgrown that you could sell (on ebay maybe? ask your dad first of course) to help with the costs (as you need the money fast) or can you work to pay it off? Can you get some things sewn up like pillows, curtains etc? Can you repaint any furniture? Not sure there is much else you can do, if you have already shown him what you want - you have haven't you - men (generally) don't have much of an idea about the costs of redecorating so maybe do up a style board (pics of what you want on it) with prices to show him what you are after, and don't forget to put the original (non sale) price on it so he can see you are trying to save him money.

Answer 4

i think $150 is very little amount to redecorate.  sit your dad down and show him prices of the things you want to purchase (online).  and explain to him that this is very important and special to you to do this and why.  I am sure he will dish out more than $50 if you really talk to him about this

Answer 5

I think that you should obey your father and only use fifty dollars, for now. You really can't get around it because you live in /his/ house.

You could start doing jobs around the neighbourhood to get the extra hundred.

Answer 6

Tell your father how much it would mean to you to redo your room in order to make it feel more like your own space. Explain to him calmly (don't whine or make an argument) why it is important to you as you are getting older to feel like your room is growing up with you. Then ask if there is a way that you could work for the money, like helping him clean out the garage or babysitting a younger sibling if you have one. If he simply doesn't have the money or can't afford to spend it on you, be understanding. The economy is not doing well right now and many families simply can't afford to spend on things that they don't absolutely need done now. If that's the case, be grateful for what you already have and use the $50 as well as you can. Otherwise, sometimes parents will keep you limited to a small amount of money so that you know the value of a dollar and living economically. Either way, if he won't or can't give you more to spend on the room, see if you can get some babysitting jobs or do a bake sale or lemonade stand to earn a little more cash. Good luck!