How do I convince my parents to paint my room a different color?

Answer 1

Offer to paint it yourself. And if they say, "You don't like the color, you re-paint it yourself", agree to that, too.

You may want to consider compromise.

- Offer to pay for half the cost,out of your own money, or offer to do "extra" household chores to offset the cost.

- Be reasonable in your choice of colours.

If the house you are living in is a rental, there may be restrictions on the colours that can be used.

Be willing to accept a paler version of the colour you have your heart set on. If you want a black room it takes several coats of paint to get it there, and several to remove it when the time comes for change. Consider painting the walls a medium to dark grey and using accessories, (furniture, linens, window coverings, etc.) to bring your colour in. This works as well with royal purple, hunter green, red or any other deep intense colour.

- Help, or offer to, with the work.

Unless you are nearly a full grown adult, painting an entire room is beyond most people.

There are, however, are any number of things you can do.

The room will need to be prepared. You can clean it, pack all the extraneous bits into boxes, help to move the furniture either out of the room or into the center of it. Remove all window coverings and/or hardware, put down drop cloths, remove all switch and outlet covers (put them somewhere safe and do not loose the screws to reinstall them). The walls need to be smooth so any cracks, nail holes, or other damage need to be patched, sanded and primed. You may not be able to do all of that but you can help.

If you are not doing the actual painting, or at least some of it, be helpful, even if the only things yo can do are bring coffee or water to the person painting and stay out from under foot.

- Do more than your share of returning the room to order. Reinstall the switch and outlet covers, help hang the window coverings. This is the best time to reposition any furniture you may want to move so have a good idea where you want things, and that they will actually fit use a measuring tape and graft paper to figure this out. No one enjoys moving furniture repeatedly because the person planning the room is unprepared.

- And finally, promise faithfully you will maintain the room in good order, and follow through.

Keep it clean, pick up after yourself, make your bed (there is little that will spoil the look of a nice room as much as a messy bed), take pride in your new room and show it.

Saying thank you, and giving credit where credit is due will go a long way with your parents. So instead of saying, "Look at my new room!" try saying, "Look at the way my father painted my room for me!"

Answer 2

• If your sister has permanently moved out and now you have moved into her old bedroom then ask your parents if you do chores around the house to earn the money for the paint and will choose a nice color and not paint the room black or purple would they agree. If your sister may return to home and use her own bedroom then you parents may want to keep her bedroom the way she left it.