Kids Room Tips - I feel guilty about wanting a room makeover!?

I feel guilty about wanting a room makeover!?

I have great floors and walls, my furniture is okay. I found a few cute things on pbteen, and before i knew it i had designed a whole new room for myself! I am a teen, obviously, and I really want this and I'm not sure why! Anyway, the total was $6,054.00 and now I'm like going on a guilt trip! Do you think this is an okay price? If it were your kid would you do it for them? it includes a new bed, mattress and dresser, and 8'x5' rug. also took off a few things, now 5,966

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i wouldnt . your spoiled and your parents will think that your selfish and obnoxious.
no, that is just too expensive for a room makeover that you aren't spending the rest of your life in--try looking on-line or in magazines that specalize in room make-overs--I am sure that you will find things you love, that you can repaint or make yourself or find in thrift stores that can be redone. That price for people who have more money than sense.
no way! thats heaps expensive and who says next year you wont change your mind and want another one!! you can do it yourself over time cheaply... make things yourself... decorate cheaply yet nicely and as a whole it will look great. no need to spend so much.
I would not grant you a makeover just for the heck of it. For one thing, it is a lot of money, and teen items have the potential to be outgrown quickly, and if you aren't really replacing something in bad shape...it is excessive. It would however, be a relief to know that you are uncomfortable with the idea of spending so much (or asking for that much) on yourself for no real reason...because you really shouldn't, no matter how much money your parents have. The idea that you have no idea what is expensive is kind of a tell tale that you wouldn't appreciate six thousand dollars worth of stuff. Many kids don't even get a first car that is worth six grand. You can do a teen bedroom for a lot less than that. But if it's something you really wanted for yourself, I would suggest you save for it and plan it, etc, and work toward getting it for yourself, or wait for a gift giving occasion instead of getting something else. Or I would encourage you to start an idea file and use those ideas (if they aren't super trendy and out of date by then) when you get your first apartment or house of your own. I would try to talk you out of it, in favor of something that you really need, OR help you decide which one thing from your whole design would make a huge impact and agree to getting that one thing. If the money is already spent, it's not like you can undo the whole process even if stuff can be returned. There are services and customized details, and no matter how you bat your eyelashes, you can't unpaint the walls without spending more. You also can't return linens once they are washed or even after you pull the tags off. If the stuff is already in use, it looks like you will have to live with the "blessing" you have bestowed upon yourself. Why guilty? If you didn't earn it, do something for your parents to make it right. Take a cut in your allowance for the next year in order to help pay your parents back for the room, or use part of your allowance for donation to a children's charity. Or do some volunteer work in your community. This is a very good way to make yourself aware of needs and wants...and to see how fortunate you are to just wish for a six thousand dollar makeover and have it handed to you. If you come from money and have access to a lot of money on a regular basis, it may not mean anything to give money away like that. But getting your hands dirty, learning someone else's story...now that will really impact your character. I'm not assuming that you are a snob, or a brat, by the way. Are you assuming that about yourself? There are lots of ways to be good to yourself, and having nice things around you isn't a crime if you can afford it, and if you don't take it for granted, and I would add, if you work for at least some of the stuff you get for the room. The thing about young people spending money is that often times kids don't know how hard you have to work to make that much money. If you don't know how to work for your money, then you will have no idea how to sustain that lifestyle when you are held responsible for your own expenses. This is why even wealthy parents should make their kids sling burgers, scrub toilets and mop floors. It seems like the very least you can do is to donate your old things to a worthy recipient who doesn't get very many nice things.
6000 sounds like not much money if you're not the one earning it. Buy cheap furniture on ikea or salvation army. 6000 dollars is a lot of money and it can go a looooooong way for your whole family, i doubt ur parents whould approve, but then again, if you never ask, the answer is always no hahaha.. so just ask? but if you were my kid, i would say no ;)
It's all relative, it you have $6000 burning a hole in your pocket then it's fine and enjoy your new room. But if it means you can't eat for a month or it is coming out of your college fund then that is not cool and you will definitely feel guilty about it. Are you saying you got your parents to buy this for you and now you feel guilty?