What's a "youth room?"

we're working on redesigning our youth room; a lot of ideas have come in, and our leadership team is narrowing in on a decision. i found an interesting article a few minutes ago that will help us filter what goes in and what doesn't, so i thought i'd share it:

read it here.

the main idea of the article: The Youth Room should be 5 things:
1. homey- representing the youth ministry as a family
2. holy- a sacred space for students to connect with God
3. inviting- first impressions matter. is the room marked by your students, or is it a place everyone can feel welcome in?
4. a refuge- students should have a place to feel safe; we can't keep assuming they have it at home.
5. fun- HELLO, IT'S A YOUTH ROOM! design it with teens in mind!