Great Outdoors Theme I Want My Own Room

Ever dreamed of a new room? Of taking control

and designing it yourself?

I Want My Own Room makes your designer dreams come true.

Oh!

Have you got big ideas for your bedroom, but only a tiny space to put them in?

Are you constantly being told to move on until there's nowhere left to practise your hobbies?

Get out of it, Rogers!

Fear not, because on I Want My Own Room, you get control of the house to design the room of your dreams.

Let's meet today's cramped kid.

My name's Zak and I'm under attack!

EVIL CACKLE

Zak needs somewhere to make stuff in peace,

so we get Mum and Dad to give him control of the house.

Yes!

An accomplished designer helps put his plans into action...

-So will they all sit round a circle like you do a Cub camp?

-Yeah.

They search for ideas on a trip to a museum...

-What do you think of that?

-It's cool.

And his parents are forced to chip in.

Right, you two, come here!

But with just four days to finish, not everything runs smoothly...

Oh, no!

Gently, you're going to kill me!

-So let's watch the show.

-Cool.

Ten-year-old Zak is nuts about nature.

Whether it's catching fish...

..or camping, he's always up for getting out and about.

But when it comes to being indoors, his family are right bores.

-Zak, what are you doing?

-None of your business!

What's this? What's this?

-Give it back!

-What's this, water? What's this?

Sharing a room with bouncing brother Ted means there's no space left to make stuff.

-The living room's Dad's turf...

-Oh, come on, mate, not in here!

And Mum's office is out of bounds too.

Don't even think about it.

Time for me to step in and help Zak find the space he needs.

-Hello, Zak!

-Hello.

-Do you want to come in?

-Thank you very much.

-Where shall we go first?

-Up to my bedroom.

Lead the way.

So this is my room which I share with my brother Ted.

So what do you like to do in the room?

I like building models and things. If I'm, like, making something,

he can just get on my nerves a lot.

-Is there anything about the room that you like?

-Well, I really like that window,

because you can just see outdoors and see all the trees and the grass and everything.

Is there anywhere else in the house we can see?

-Just next door we've got a spare room.

-Oh?

-It's massive.

-I know.

-What's this room used for?

It's a bit of a storeroom, really. We just have all the school clothes and the Scout clothes

-and football stuff.

-Who sleeps in that bed there?

When my grandma and grandad come down, they usually sleep in here,

and there's, like, a bed under there that you can pull out.

What do you think should happen?

Well, I think it's about time this became my room because that was the plan originally,

but it's just not happened yet.

So Zak's got nowhere to make things without being disturbed.

We've decided the spare room would be the perfect place for him to spread out,

but are Mum and Dad ready to hand over control?

-We've had a look around the house, haven't we, Zak?

-Yeah.

Massive spare room and loads of space. What is going on there?

-Other than we use it for storage...

-It's convenient for us.

It's not convenient for me cos I have to stay in the same room as Ted.

Enough excuses! I think it's time you found out what it's like to live like Zak.

So Zak and I measured the available floor space in he and Ted's room. We've halved it,

obviously, because there's two of them, they've got to share it, and this is what we're left with.

Perhaps you could have a little game of tennis in the available floor space.

I don't think this is going to end well.

-And off we go!

-It's a little bit dangerous!

Gently, you're going to kill me!

-Oh!

-No, it's not really like watching Wimbledon, is it, let's be fair.

-Not really.

We just need a touch more space.

Sounds a bit familiar!

-They're starting to realise.

-Yeah.

So you must understand now the point that Zak and I are making. There's just not enough space.

-No, agreed.

-Yeah. Point taken.

Here are the keys to your house, guys. It's time to give Zak control.

Do you agree to let Zak redesign your house in any way he chooses to give him more space?

DRUM ROLL

-CHEERING

-Yes!

So Zak is now officially...

He'll get to tell Mum and Dad what to do.

And it all needs to happen in just...

To help Zak transform the space is Becci Sharkey, a top-notch designer with an eye for detail.

There's no idea too big. If you can imagine it, I can design it.

She's just the person to turn that boring spare room into a model-maker's paradise.

Well, I really like making things.

So it would be really good if I could have an area

where I could just make models of things or stuff like that, really.

So what other hobbies have you got that might help with the design?

Well, I'm really into, like, the planets.

maybe we could put, like, pictures of the stars and the planets up on the ceiling.

Next, Becci sketches out a plan of the room and Zak decides what will go where.

Well, I definitely need a bed. I want it to be more adventurous than just a normal bed.

It might have some kind of big poster around it, maybe,

that sort of reflects the outdoorsy theme.

-Oh, cool, like you're actually camping outside somewhere.

-Yeah.

-What else do you think you need in the room?

-I need some kind of desk

-where I can build things and make models.

-That's a brilliant idea.

Time for Becci to take Zak on a design expedition.

-Cool!

-Cool!

I'm loving your idea of bringing the outdoors in, but what else is important?

Well, I'd like some kind of area where I can creative

-and I can make new things that I might not have made before.

-Mmm, brilliant!

Becci's hoping that this science museum with its life-size models, planetarium and workshop

will get Zak's imagination fired up.

Whoa!

Now, I know this is a lot bigger than your room, but I brought you here so we can think big with your design.

Cool.

So big, in fact, that Zak could fit his new room into this space 242 times.

So before we have a good look round,

-I've got a camera here so you can take photos of anything you like the look of.

-Wow!

-So what do you think of all the stuff in here?

-There's a lot of stuff that's sort of like what I make,

but it's not exactly the same.

Like the kites over there.

-How do you see that fitting into the design?

-When I've made a few models,

I've probably just put them maybe on the shelf around where the making area is.

When I saw all the things that I usually make, but on a bigger scale,

I was, like, really excited, and I thought this is really going to help me with inspiration.

Next, Becci boldly goes where no designer has gone before...

In the planetarium, a special projector beams light on to a dome-shaped ceiling.

It's like looking up at the night sky from the comfort of a theatre seat.

Er...I think I can see the Plough over there.

-Oh, this bit down here?

-Yeah. I just feel like I'm outside.

That's Jupiter.

That's Saturn because of the massive rings around it.

The sky's the limit in this space, but how might the stars and planets work in Zak's new room?

What I want it to be is sort of like half of the planet sort of sticking out of the ceiling.

-What do you think of that?

-It's cool.

-Now, this is the workshop area where they make and fix things for the museum.

-Brilliant!

It's not long before Zak starts seeing how having his very own workshop might fit in.

Well, I think it's just going to be sort of like one little area

where it's going to be all, like, this place where I can make things and stuff,

instead of where it's all, like, outdoorsy.

So I wanted to show you this cupboard.

Wow! Awesome! There's so much, like, stuff in here.

Well, I really like the cupboard with all the stuff in it,

because you could just fit so much stuff inside it.

It's really cool.

Fitting that workshop into an outdoor theme is going to be tricky.

I'm even more excited about making the room now

cos I can just see some more things in it that are going to make it even better.

Zak's had so many good ideas. Now all I need to do is bring it all together,

finalise the plans... It's going to be amazing.

So once Becci's worked up the design, Zak gets everyone started back at the house.

So, Mum and Dad, Zak isn't just in control of redesigning his room, he's also in control of you!

And the first thing we need you to do is put on the I Want My Own Room T-shirt and boiler suit.

-We'll go and get changed, then.

-Off you go.

-Thank you(!)

-How does it feel being in control?

-Brilliant! Bring it on!

First job for Mum and Dad... emptying the room.

OK, right, I've got this so that you can hang all my clothes on it.

-Oh, and by the way, no breaks!

-OK.

-Time's ticking, guys! Keep moving. Hurry up!

-OK, OK, OK.

Positive encouragement would be nice.

-All this as well, Zak?

-Every single thing.

-Where are we going to put all this stuff?

-Why don't you just leave everything in the garage?

Being in charge of the house also means that I'm in charge of you and the garage.

-You hearing all this? What's that?

-Not a clue.

Right, you two, come here!

Next, I want you to empty this chest of drawers. Get to work!

OK...

Goodness me! How much stuff have we got?

Come on, chop-chop!

How many pairs of shoes do you need?

On the clearing out I'd give my mum and dad a score of 2 out of 10.

2?

And as the last few bits of furniture disappear from the room...

-It's good watching other people work, isn't it?

-Yeah.

..it's time to take a peek at Zak's final design.

So now Mum and Dad have finally cleared out the room, tell me about your design trip.

Well, I took a load of pictures... There's one,

which was a sort of model aeroplane that looks like one of the aeroplanes I'd make.

-Oh, what is that?

-I think it's some kind of kite.

-I don't really like the way it was displayed.

-So, displaying models hanging from the ceiling is a no-no?

I took this picture in the planetarium because I really like planets and the stars.

Well, that picture is of, like, sort of a cupboard,

but it had lots of different, like, compartments in it where you could put different things.

There's loads going on here. How are you going to fit it all in the room?

Well, what I've got over here is your bed area.

You've got your little chill-out area here,

where your friends can sit, maybe some beanbags, a few things...

and then over the other side of the room I've got your workshop area

where you can make stuff. Loads of storage right by the window.

-I think it's going to be really good.

-Nice.

And because you really love the outdoors, I'm going to make the whole room an outdoors theme.

It's going to be brilliant!

That's what we like to hear!

With the family sleeping elsewhere, how's Zak feeling at the end of the first day?

The room just looks a lot different now that everything's out,

and I can sort of picture where everything new is going to go.

So, Zak's fed up of being moved around the house,

until there's nowhere left to make his models.

Mum and Dad have reluctantly handed over the house keys

and now he's creating a workshop in an outdoor-themed room.

But will the I Want My Own Room team still be smiling when Zak sees the finished design?

It's day two, and Becci wastes no time putting Zak's plans into action.

So what I need you to do is help make the workshop area.

The only issue I can see is the height of this radiator.

Are we going to have to go in front of the radiator or a bit higher? I don't know how it's going to work.

While Becci tries to get her head around that problem, Zak presents Mum and Dad with another.

The thing I'm most looking forward to is bossing you two around.

-Sounds like hard work again!

-It does sounds like hard work again!

And you don't even know! Cue Zak to fill you in.

Mum, you can help Becci with the ceiling.

And, Dad, you can help Chantelle with the green walls.

Here we go!

Oh, I can feel the wetness...

on my skin now! I'm definitely having drops everywhere.

Let me have a go.

This is not going to end well!

Yeah!

I really loved painting, it's really cool.

-How are you doing?

-I'm doing OK. What do you think?

-Looks pretty good.

You're better than Mum. I'll give you a hand.

-What's with the green, Zak?

-I always thought green was, like, a really outdoors kind of colour.

It's all in Zak's grand scheme, Dad!

So, while you and Mum get to work, Becci has an idea that will personalise Zak's workshop area.

What would you think if, instead of boring old wardrobe doors, we used canvas

-to cover the fronts instead?

-Good idea!

We could put your designs on them, so I'm going to show you a really simple way of printing your own designs.

-Cool.

-What kind of designs do you think you'd want for your workshop area?

-Some kind of plane or a car, that sort of thing.

-Nice idea.

Well, grab yourself a cloth and a pen. Let's get drawing.

Why not have a go at printing your own designs on to fabric?

Zak's are going on his canvas wardrobe covers, but you could print on to a duvet cover, curtains,

or even a T-shirt.

So, it's really good if the template's as simple as possible

because then you get these really bold, bright, different shapes.

Draw the outline of your design on to a kitchen sponge.

That's nice.

Then carefully cut out the shape.

Choose a colour for your prints and play around with the layout.

-Oh, it is messy!

-Yeah!

It would be cool if the cars were all flat, but then the planes could be at different angles

-as if they were, like, taking off.

-Cool.

-Oh, nice!

-Cool.

Cover this.

Wow!

-Why don't you go and check on Mum and Dad and I will finish off some more of these prints.

-OK.

Having helped to finish paint the room, Mum and Dad have got stuck in, making wardrobes.

I think we need some more pieces.

Or should I say "got stuck"?

Whoa! That's cool.

Glad you're here, mate. We could do with a hand with this.

-What it is, Dad, when you hammer it in, they should flatten out.

-Yeah... He's right.

Now that I've given my mum and dad the instructions on how to, like, build my workshop area,

I feel definitely a bit better that they're doing it properly.

At the end of day two, it's time for our dynamic design duo to have a catch-up.

Now, I want to keep the last few design elements a surprise, but is there anything else I need to know?

No, I think you've probably got all my ideas there. Just go mad on the outdoors theme.

And while Becci tries to make his design dreams come true...

..Zak works on coming up with more.

SNORING

MUSIC: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

Good morning! Well, now Becci knows exactly what Zak wants,

she's keeping the final look of the room a surprise,

so no-one's allowed in.

Oh! What are you doing out here?

-Well, no-one's allowed in, so I thought I'd just...

-Come in, silly! You've got work to do!

Zak wanted me to go mad with this outdoors theme, so the biggest way I could think of doing it

-was printing a massive poster of a forest and sticking it on the wall.

-That's brilliant. He'll love it.

Ding-dong! That looks fantastic!

That's not the only idea of Zak's to be put into action today.

So, part of bring the outside in...

we thought it would be so cool to have the actual planets on the ceiling,

-so we can feel like it's actually outside.

-OK.

BIKE BELL RINGS

-It was tough yesterday.

-Zak got us working, didn't he? I'm hoping we can have an easy day of it today.

In your dreams!

Nightmares more like!

Becci and I have a surprise in store for you, Mum and Dad!

Hold it right there!

Just because you're not allowed in Zak's room, it doesn't mean you're on a go-slow.

Mum and Dad, Becci's got a job for you. Zak, you come with me.

As you know, Zak loves the outdoors,

so I'm going to get you guys to go out into the wilderness and gather loads of stuff

to make him a woodland picture for his room.

So you're going to get a basket each and you're going to make one picture each,

and Zak's going to be the judge of it, so get moving!

# Underground, overground Wombling free... #

Come on, guys, no messing around. We've got work to do.

Right, I want you guys to paint these frames while Mum and Dad collect some stuff to go in them.

Fabulous! So, how do you think things are going in the room so far?

I really like the ceiling, the blue is just really nice.

# If you go down in the woods today You're sure of a big surprise... #

You're supposed to be collecting stuff, Mum, not eating it!

What's it going to mean to you to have a room that's yours? It's not one you share,

-and it's one that you've designed yourself.

-It's going to be brilliant!

How do you think Mum and Dad are going to be doing? Are they quite outdoorsy?

Er...well, yeah...

BUZZING

There was a creature on it!

I've got all sorts, what about you?

-Don't pinch any of mine.

-I'm not going to pinch any of it... she says.

-Oh, where did you get those from?

-Pine cones.

-Where did you find them?

-On a tree over there.

I think we've got enough now. Shall we go?

I think I have, yeah. Come on. Let's go.

-Do you know what, Zak? I think we're just about done here, don't you?

-OK.

-Shall we go and see how Mum and Dad are getting on?

-OK.

Mum and Dad are in competition to have their freshly picked pictures hanging up in Zak's new room.

So, which one's your favourite? Which do you like the best?

DRUM ROLL

OK, I think I'll have that one.

-Yeah!

-CHEERING

Brilliant.

I think that the woodland picture that I chose is going to look brilliant

and it's just going to add that sort of extra outdoorsness.

But back in the room a sticky situation has developed.

I haven't seen Lisa in a while. We could do with a hand with this.

I've not seen her for ages. I don't know where she's got to.

-MUFFLED:

-Help! Help! I think there's been a mistake!

It's me... I'm stuck, I'm stuck in the tree.

Oh, forget it! I'll unstick myself!

And from one mistake to another!

It fits! It fits! Oh...

It fits in but it's blocked by the radiator.

Er...can we cut like some sort of... out of here?

-So you're going to take sort of that much out here.

-Yeah.

-That'll look nice and neat.

Phew! Problem solved.

So, it's the end of day three.

Tomorrow Zak is going to see the room, whether it's ready or not...

It's a massive transformation. I just hope he likes it.

My new room is just literally behind me just there,

but I can't go in it till tomorrow and it's just, like, I really want to go in it!

And are Mum and Dad as excited?

I just know it's going to be a fantastic moment for him tomorrow.

Morning!

Well, it's the last day, and I hope all the team got a good night's sleep last night,

because there's still so much left to do that it's going to be intense.

Get it? Intense... "In tents"!

Forget it.

OK, it's no laughing matter

because in just a few hours Zak will be beating down the door to see his new room.

I still haven't got the measure of what the tent's all about, though.

All right, team?

All right, Bec? What is happening with that massive, humungous great tent in the garden?

-Well, the idea is that we're going to put the tent over the bed in here.

-It's massive!

SCREAMING

We haven't got long so the best thing to do would be to cut it outside, bring it upstairs,

and see if it fits. Cos if it doesn't, I'm going to have to think of something else.

Only one way to find out if it'll work.

Once it's been customised to fit Zak's room, me and the girls simply slot it into place.

Easy!

Just watch this end on the wall.

Oh, OK.

Hold one, wait.

OK, we're there.

Do we think this was maybe a bit too ambitious?

That's that side, isn't it?

Oh, no!

-A little bit more.

-This had better be worth all the effort, I tell you!

And with time running out...

Guys, we're missing an eyelet.

..it's a mad scramble to get everything finished.

What? It's all about attention to detail, all right?

And before you can say, "Let there be light!" Zak's on his way back.

Today I'm really excited and I can't wait to see my new room.

Hey, everyone! Nearly time to see the room. How are you feeling?

-I'm excited, definitely.

-Excited, yeah.

-Looking forward to it.

Before you're allowed to see your new room,

you have to hand the keys and control back to Mum and Dad.

And, Mum and Dad, I suspect you're quite looking forward to having control of the house back!

-Back!

-Do I have to?

-I'm afraid you do.

-There you go.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

OK, Mum, let us in.

Just four days ago, Zak was sharing a cramped bedroom with his brother,

and had nowhere to make things in peace.

With a love of the great outdoors, he wanted a workshop space

in a room that felt like he was sleeping under the stars.

With the I Want My Own Room team's help, his wish came true.

Zak now has plenty of room to spread out in his very own workshop.

He can be as neat or as messy as he likes with these colourful storage boxes.

And the wardrobes are covered in the models he and Becci designed.

The outside really has been brought inside with a forest mural and planets-painted ceiling.

There's even room for a mini campsite with a life-size tent and a campfire.

But will Zak feel left out in the cold or high as a kite when he sees his new room?

-Ta-ra!

-Wow!

-What do you think?

-I love the bed.

-The bed is so cool.

-Have a little lie-down on the sleeping bag.

We want it to feel like you're camping even though you're not really.

-Oh, that's nice.

-It's like being in a tent, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Even though you're in your bedroom.

-That's wicked!

I love the sky. That's Saturn.

That's Jupiter. That's Mars.

It's just exactly how I pictured it.

You wanted your own place for making your models

-where people weren't going to interrupt. So you've got that, look.

-Yeah.

-You've got all your things...

-Oh, I love it!

-..For making models, so it's all organised.

-Oh, there's even a fire.

-As close as you can get.

-Yeah.

Let's have a little look in here.

Wow, it's signed!

"Dear Zak, the more you learn about nature,

"the more at home you will feel in the wild places.

"Much love, Ray Mears."

-That's just for you.

-Whoa!

And the picture on the wall, how does that make you feel when you look at it?

I feel like I'm outside.

I love it.

There could have been nothing better about my new room. It's amazing!

And what do Mum and Dad have to say?

Oh, my goodness!

-Wow!

-Oh!

It's fantastic!

-It's absolutely amazing.

-It's astonishing!

Oh, that is fantastic!

Oh, that is lovely.

Fantastic!

Oh, my goodness! It's amazing.

Oh, I love it!

Oh, wow!

He did a really good job, and it's what he wants, obviously, which is important.

Oh, thank you!

-I'm glad you like it.

-It's amazing.

-It's fantastic!

It is lovely.

It's just...

It's just lovely, because you just wouldn't get that opportunity to do it any other time.

It is lovely.

-Was it worth all the stress?

-Yeah!

-It's lovely.

And more, and more.

It's brilliant.

Wow!

Fantastic!

Awesome!

So do you like it?

-I love it. I just want to say thank you.

-You're very welcome.

That picture on the wall's fantastic. Talk about making the room bigger.

We have got a bit of a confession...

the cat came in, got a bit confused and walked into the wall.

That's why it looked so miserable!

It was never going to be easy bringing the outdoors in,

but now, not only does Zak have his dedicated workshop,

but when he closes his bedroom door, he doesn't have to leave the great outdoors behind.

It's right there with him.

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I honestly don't know what the best bit about the room is,

cos it's all brilliant.