| Are you tired of competing with your daughter's | | | | or drawer pulls for her closet door. Pick out wacky |
| friends, the TV, cell phone and stereo? Are you looking | | | | paint colors and come up with color schemes that |
| for fresh new ideas of how to break through that | | | | match her style or her bedding. Decorating a matching |
| tough teenage shell and bond with your daughter? | | | | switch plate for her closet light is also a fun little side |
| Here is a fun idea. If you don't have a lot of money or | | | | project. |
| time to redecorate her whole room, consider just | | | | Get inspired by decorations that she's already put up in |
| focusing on one small area. Redecorating her closet is | | | | her room. Encourage her to display special photos, |
| a small project that isn't quite as daunting as a full-on | | | | artwork, letters or other memorabilia inside or outside |
| room make-over. The closet is a unique place to start | | | | of the closet door. This is a great time to open up |
| and is sure to get her attention. Collaborating with your | | | | those communication lines and find out a little about her |
| daughter to come up with fun ideas opens up those | | | | illusive life. Get her to tell you why certain items are |
| lines of communication that are so often shut down | | | | important to her. Her tales might give you ideas for a |
| with teenagers. | | | | closet theme, such as soccer, ballet, or music. Keep |
| If you've got an especially stubborn girl on your hands, | | | | the closeness alive by being only supportive and |
| you might want to start with a gift to get her creative | | | | non-judgmental. Offer constructive criticism if you must, |
| juices flowing. Buy her some glam hangers and | | | | but make sure that you don't slip into an argument. Her |
| present them with the idea. Glam hangers are hangers | | | | ideas are the ones that should ultimately end up being |
| decorated with beads that come in a variety of styles | | | | the ones displayed. That is, of course, unless your idea |
| and colors. Much more stylish than that array of boring | | | | happened to be the one that she liked. As shocking as |
| mismatched hangers that she has now. Using glam | | | | this may be, it could happen. Bribe her with a special |
| hangers helps her express her originality by adding a | | | | sleep-over if she loses interest or doesn't want to |
| touch of glamour to her closet. Her clothes will be | | | | finish. |
| displayed in a unique way. Who knows, she might | | | | There's nothing quite like watching your daughter's |
| even be encouraged to keep that closet organized. | | | | creativity blossom while you bond with her. Teaching |
| There are styles that clip up pants and skirts to keep | | | | her that work can be fun and rewarding is important |
| from wrinkling clothes and bulking up the closet space. | | | | as well. The finished product should give you both |
| Now that the main part of the closet is dressed up, | | | | something to talk and laugh about for years to come. |
| you can move on to more creative concepts. Doing a | | | | Maybe the next time she's on that cell phone she'll be |
| creative project together will help you have fun | | | | bragging about how cool her Mom is. |
| together and bond. Go shopping for unique door knobs | | | | |