well i am not much older then your son.from my friends that are boys bedrooms that i have been in in my time most are still out of date and with that sort of scheme that you suggest he is too old for. your right! The other people that have commented on a beige and brown (earthy tones) well all i say is dont! I myself have this decoration in my bedroom. ive had it for 3 years or so now and my friends all seem to have the same scheme. You wont understand how incredibly boring it is! there is hardly any le-way to introduce colours into the room apart from duckegg blue.i now want to redecorate my room to a black and white scheme and i think your son would probably quite like this himself! it leaves alot of room for different colours to go with the scheme and is very 'trendy!' soften the look with colour fabrics or less bold patterns but whatever you do do NOT paint the walls black. a soft cream or white mayb even grey (very in fashion) would work best. hope this helps! xxxx (p.s. i think brown is goin out of fashion in couple of years)