One look at Teen Vogue Room Makeover contest winner Paola Henriquez's revamped room and it's not hard to figure out the fourteen-year-old Floridian's favorite color. "I've always been in love with pink," she says. Lucky for the high school freshman, then, that interior designer Tori Mellott used Teen Vogue's rosy-hued bedding (available at jcp.com) to set the tone for Paola's new space. But Mellott was careful to strike a balance. "I didn't want it to be too Barbie," says the interior designer, who avoided over-the-top frills with pieces like a geometric-print rug and simple Roman shades. The finished product was a home run. "I cried when I saw it," says Paola, who submitted her entry for the contest just two days before the deadline. "If I had a fridge in there, I'd stay in my new room for the rest of my life." —AMANDA FITZSIMONS
Garden State
Talk about flower power! Blown up to graphic proportions, this pretty peony print bedspread (JCP.com) makes a major impact.
Self-Reflection
Make a small space feel big—or a big space feel even bigger—by hanging a mirror, like this papier-mâché one from Stray Dog Designs.
Magic Carpet
Mixing patterns is A-OK, as long as you stay within the same color scheme. This geometric rug from Madeline Weinrib (over white wood flooring from Armstrong) matches—not clashes—with the rest of the room's floral pattern.
Center piece
Chandeliers can be too fussy—keep things fresh and youthful with a funky overhead lighting fixture, like this one from Ikea.
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