how do convince your parents to paint your room?
- Thread starter Tina
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How old are you? If you ask them and say you'll do it yourself they might not be comfortable with that if you're young. But you can offer to pay for the paint, the painting supplies, etc.
I know exactly how you feel! My parents had my room decorated in blue, oceans, dolphins, etc. until I was like 14... hated it... just because it was something that didn't describe me. They decorated it, bought all my artwork that they picked out, and painted my walls a sick blue color. I finally convinced them that I really HATED it, and they finally let me redecorate!
Now it's victorian antiques!
I know exactly how you feel! My parents had my room decorated in blue, oceans, dolphins, etc. until I was like 14... hated it... just because it was something that didn't describe me. They decorated it, bought all my artwork that they picked out, and painted my walls a sick blue color. I finally convinced them that I really HATED it, and they finally let me redecorate!
Now it's victorian antiques!
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Hippiegurl
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This is all good advice, but if you don't have any money or can't do it yourself, do what I did - "accidentally" destroy your walls. Get a lot of posters and hang them with the kind of adhesive that doesn't come off easily, and then in a couple weeks take them down. Glow-in-the-dark stars also work well for this. Also, knock a few small holes (tacks or nails work well) around the place, gradually peel back wallpaper, pick away paint chips, do whatever to make it look like your walls could use a good coat of paint. Even if you don't get the exact color you want you should still be able to influence it so that it's better than what you're stuck with now. You know how your parents are always nagging at you to keep your room clean? They'll be so embarrassed at your deteriorating walls they'll have to paint them!
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offer to pay for the paint or offer to paint it yourself