Wendi @ H2OBungalow
By Wendi @ H2OBungalow

Organize a Tween Room and Get Rid of Clutter

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Being prepared with a few good ideas and a strategy for organizing a tween makes a huge difference in the outcome. Tackle your tween's room and help them with solutions to keeping their room neat and clutter free. M nephews room was a nightmare. His birthday gift from me was a room makeover. Take a look at a few ways I personalized his space and helped keep him organized at the same time. Read my blog post for more information and ideas on taming clutter in a tweens room.
Organize a Tween painlessly
Give a tween a solution to help keep clutter away.
His room was packed with books, clothes and lots of clutter.
We cleaned it out to start from scratch.
I gave his furniture a makeover in a style that he liked.
Painting a complimentarty nightstand from Ikea added more storage.
I used a whole wall for his deak and shelves. He finally had a place to display all of his personal treasures!
Including his fish:)
A bulletin board above his desk holds lots of papers.
Buckets from the Dollar Tree hang on Ikea bars keep pencils and pens in one place.

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