As your child grows through his or her teens and into young adulthood, their bedroom may not be growing with them. No teen or young adult wants to be stuck with the princess wallpaper or superhero murals of their childhood, but if you’re on a budget how can you change it without spending a small fortune? I’ve got the answer for you. Here are 20 frugal ways to upgrade your child’s bedroom.

1.The top {frugal} way to upgrade any space, including your child’s bedroom, is to change the paint color. Yesterday’s princess pink or sporty red can easily change to a neutral but classy warm gray. Gray works for anyone.

2. Upgrade your headboard with some chalkboard paint, and then have fun personalizing it whenever the whim strikes.

3. Go rustic {definitely more grown up!} and spend a mere $25 to create this DIY headboard from Radical Possibility.

4. With an inexpensive pair of sheers and a dowel, you can create a beautiful canopy for the bed. Amazing!

5. With minimal sewing skills and some fabric, you can upgrade the comforter by making your own DIY duvet cover.

6. Now try some matching pillow shams. Design Sponge shows you how easy it is.

7. Throw pillows provide a definite upgrade for the bed, especially a few like these watercolor pillows you can make yourself. All you need are some plain pillows + Sharpies!

8. Change up the pillows by creating a no-sew pillow cover.

9. Every grown-up bedroom space could use a little reading nook. This DIY bench from Urbane Jane is perfect for it!

10. Upgrade a bedside lamp by wrapping it with sisal.

11. A DIY Japanese paper lamp sets the perfect mood for a more grown-up bedroom.

12. Just because there’s no cash for a new dresser doesn’t mean you can’t upgrade it. Give it a coat of paint and then stencil it to give it a whole new look.

13. Old t-shirts are the perfect way to add a new splash of color to the floor. Make this braided t-shirt rug that’s sure to be a welcome upgrade.

14. Add a real grown-up vibe to the space with a DIY geometric rug.

15. Instead of the old cutesy desk your child has been using, upgrade it to a DIY Murphy desk that looks amazing and makes the most of the space.

16. Create a very functional and adult desk space for the bedroom with this genius IKEA hack.

17. DIY rope shelving from Refurbished Ideas adds more storage space for any bedroom upgrade.

18. An older child’s bedroom space can always benefit from more bookshelves to hold all those college textbooks. Use wooden crates to create awesome bookshelves that won’t break the budget.

19. Create a grown-up piece of wall art that only looks expensive! It’s a weekend project from The New Domestic.

20. Add a contemporary look with a DIY yarn banner from Creative Bug.