0:00:02 > 0:00:04Ever dreamed of a brand new room?
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Of taking control and designing it yourself?
0:00:06 > 0:00:10I Want My Own Room makes your designer dreams come true.
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0:00:12 > 0:00:14- # Woo hoo - # I want, want my own room
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0:00:19 > 0:00:23- # Woo hoo - # I want, want my own room
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0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is I Want My Own Room,
0:00:33 > 0:00:37the show that puts you in the designer hot seat.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Do you want to rebuild your bedroom into a race track? Easy-peasy.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Want to convert your wardrobe into a water slide?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Why not? You're in control.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Elliot needs a place to watch the birds in his garden.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- He takes control of the house, - Yes!
0:00:59 > 0:01:04Gets help from a high-flying designer to plan out his own room.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06And what was that?
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Mum and Dad are told to get stuck in.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14- We don't know what he's got planned. - With only four days to build it, will they finish on time?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Go, go!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18And what will Elliot make of his new room?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- Three.- Ah!
0:01:23 > 0:01:2610-year-old Elliot lives with his dad,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29mum and his big sister, Jess.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Elliot's favourite hobby is bird watching,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36but unfortunately he can't see any birds from his bedroom window.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37You never see any birds here.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40The best place to view all the birds that visit his back garden
0:01:40 > 0:01:42is from his sister Jess's room.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47Elliot, it's seven in the morning, get out of my room. Mum! Mum!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50With nowhere to put his bird food,
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- Elliot's mum is always getting in a flap.- Elliot!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Dad spends his time keeping the peace
0:01:57 > 0:02:00when Jess needs her room for college work.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02How many times have I told you?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Your sister needs to study. She's got university.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08You'll have to bird watch in your bedroom, out of the way.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's time for me to step in
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and help Elliot find somewhere to watch the birds from.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Hello.- Hi, Lisa. Come on in. - Thank you very much.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21So, this is your room?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I like this room. It's got really cool wallpaper on it.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- Did you choose the wallpaper?- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It's fabulous. What's wrong with this room? It's great.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32The problem is there's no birds in the front.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33They're all in the back.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37You're overlooking the front. Why can't you see birds out the front?
0:02:37 > 0:02:42All the cars pull up and there's loads of people walking about, so there's not many birds around.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Is there a better room to see the birds?- Yes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45This is your sister's room
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- and you've got the bird table out there.- Yes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52I think we need to get down to where the birds are, in the garden.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55A reasonably-sized garden out here.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Do Mum, Dad and Jess use the garden much?- Don't use it for anything.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01I'm thinking, you want to watch the birds,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05so why don't we build you your own space out here?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Is that a good idea?- Yeah.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10What do you think Mum and Dad would say to that?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- I think they'll be OK with it. - Good stuff.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17So Elliot can't spot birds from his bedroom
0:03:17 > 0:03:20and keeps crashing his big sister's bedroom.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24But I think we can do something with the space in the back garden.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25But will Mum and Dad agree?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Mum and Dad, I've had a look around the house.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32I understand what he means about problems with his space.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34He's got a nice bedroom up there, you know?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I agree, it's lovely. It's a really great bedroom.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41But I think you should experience the problems Elliot has.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- You have something for your Mum and Dad, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You have a sheet to write down how many birds you can see
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and some binoculars. Mum, go to Jess's room.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Look out the back, see how many birds you can see.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Dad, you go to Elliot's room and see how many birds
0:03:55 > 0:03:56you can see out of his window.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59How many do you reckon he's going to get?
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Armed with their binoculars, Dad is off to Elliot's room
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and Mum in Jess's to see how many birds they can spot.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Oh, there's one.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16How are you getting on, Mum?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Doing absolutely great. Seen lots of birds.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21How are you getting on, Dad?
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Well, not so good. I've seen lots of weird and wonderful things,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- but no birds yet. - You've one more minute.- OK.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Then we'll be counting up your birds, OK?- OK, got ya.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Wow! Where am I?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Time to tot up the tweets.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45How did you get on spotting the birds out of the window?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I did really, really well.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I've seen a house sparrow,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53a wood pigeon, goldfinch and greenfinch.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Obviously Jess's room is the room to spot the birds out of.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Dad, how did you get on?
0:04:57 > 0:05:01I've seen many weird and wonderful things, but no birds.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Now do you understand why Elliot
0:05:02 > 0:05:05is always going to Jess's room to try and spot the birds?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07We do, I think, yeah.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Mum and Dad, do you agree to let Elliot redesign your house
0:05:11 > 0:05:15and garden in whichever way he chooses to give him more space?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16DRUMROLL
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- I don't know.- Go on.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- Should we? Yes or no?- Yes. - OK, we will.- Yes!
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Elliot is now in charge of designing his own room.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32He's also in control of Mum and Dad and will have them working for him.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33But it must be completed
0:05:33 > 0:05:36before he has to give back the keys, in just four days.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40To help Elliot achieve that, meet Ben Huckerby.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Ben runs his own interior design company
0:05:43 > 0:05:47and he'll need all his skills to transform Elliot's empty garden
0:05:47 > 0:05:50into a bird-tastic room of his own.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Tell me a bit about what you want to do in this space?
0:05:54 > 0:05:55I need an observation hut
0:05:55 > 0:05:59so I can view the birds from the bush and in the trees.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Do you need to be at a certain distance to see birds,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05or is it better they're close up?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09I'd like it around here. Not too close.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Does it have to be bright?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Does it have to be, you know, any light in there?
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Or is it better kept dark?
0:06:14 > 0:06:19You need to keep it camouflaged into the habitat.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21We could get really adventurous and perhaps make it
0:06:21 > 0:06:25and build it in the shape of a giant bird's nest.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- How would that sound? - That sounds good.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- What was that?- That was a blackbird. - I missed it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Yes indeed, Ben.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38That was a very swift blackbird. Let's just see that again.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Look at that. Beautiful plumage.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45We're going to use these to try and mark out a space.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49I'm going to give you the clip board. I'll take the ribbon.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51We're going to peg out the space.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Once Elliot and Ben have marked out the size of the room,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58the next thing to do is find out what Elliot wants inside it.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I think this will be big enough.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06We've got this enormous space now. What do you want to do in this area?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10I'd like some bean bags here just for, like, sitting down
0:07:10 > 0:07:12so it's a nice comfy area for me.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17That could perhaps be in this corner or right over here?
0:07:17 > 0:07:21OK, that sound good. You sit in the chair for me.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23So, you imagine, so you probably will want
0:07:23 > 0:07:26some little window to look through here.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29With a plan laid down of the space they'll be working with,
0:07:29 > 0:07:34Ben has decided to take Elliot to a local wetland nature reserve
0:07:34 > 0:07:35to seek out some hides in the wild.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I understand you come here a lot.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Today I want you to come with a fresh pair of eyes,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43not from a bird-watcher's point of view, a designer's point of view.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I'll give you a camera.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49I want you to take pictures of things you think will be important
0:07:49 > 0:07:51and things you'd like me to incorporate
0:07:51 > 0:07:53within your design. So here's the camera.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56'Heads up, Barry. Smile for the camera'
0:07:56 > 0:07:58'Cheese!
0:07:58 > 0:08:00'Nice one, Barry!'
0:08:00 > 0:08:03The first place the boys are off to
0:08:03 > 0:08:05is hidden deep in the wetlands reed beds.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I've brought you to the first hut.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Is this the sort of thing you're looking for me to design for you?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16I do like these windows, but I'd like it to open and close,
0:08:16 > 0:08:21or clip up so if I'm like that, it could fall on my head.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- What about a roof? Do you want a roof?- Definitely a roof.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Thank goodness for that, Ben.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29The least Elliot can hope for is a room with a roof.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31On the other side of the beds,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34there's another hut that's more sophisticated.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- It's got a roof. - Not only has this hide got a roof,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39turn it around and hey presto,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42the front is designed like a giant bird.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Elliot, we are now at a different looking bird hut.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Tell me about your first impressions. What do you like about this?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I like the whole design of it because it's shaped like a bird.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Do you like how it's constructed with the different layers?- Yeah.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I hope you're not expecting anything as dramatic as this in your garden.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- No.- Thank goodness for that.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I'd need to take over your parent's house.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06With a thumbs up for the outside,
0:09:06 > 0:09:11Ben has arranged to meet Tom, one of the centre's resident experts.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13So, above our heads at the moment,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16over the last few years we've had barn owls roosting there.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18And barn owl chicks up there as well, actually.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24Is it important to provide a nesting facility within the hide?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28You could put bird boxes on the outside, that would be beneficial.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Birds feeding on the bird tables
0:09:30 > 0:09:33would not have to travel too far away from the bird feed.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34In a few bird boxes,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38we have some young tree sparrows, I think you'll like.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41You might get an opportunity to look at them today, if you want.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Yes, I'd like to do that.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46This visit isn't just giving Elliot a chance
0:09:46 > 0:09:49to get a good look around professional hides,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53it's also showing Ben how passionate Elliot is about his hobby.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56It's put loads of pressure on me to make sure this space
0:09:56 > 0:10:00will be perfect for him and really, really comfortable.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Looking after the chicks in the bird boxes is Tom's colleague, Cain.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07There we go.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Cain is specially trained
0:10:08 > 0:10:12and birds should not be handled without expert supervision.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Wow!- Getting rare and rarer now.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Today, has made me think of what I'd want in my own space.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I loved all the hides and getting the photos of the hides,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I really enjoyed it. Everybody, smile!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Talk me through all the different things
0:10:36 > 0:10:38you saw at the bird-watching centre?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41We saw all different types of huts and designs.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44There was also many types of nest boxes
0:10:44 > 0:10:46and all different sizes and shapes.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Can you get different types of hides, is a hide not just a hide?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53We can get different types, high, low, roof, no roof.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56And different colours.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Have you managed to design where it will go
0:10:58 > 0:11:00and how the inside will look?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03He has a chair, a desk, with monitors to the side.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07We'll put some cameras into the bird box and around the hide,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10so it can allow him to see it through the monitors.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Brilliant. What do you think of it so far, Elliot?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I think that is going to be really fun.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I can't wait to see the real thing.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19'That all sound great.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22'But just before we get started, let's draft in a little help.'
0:11:22 > 0:11:26OK, Mum and Dad, as you very kindly gave Elliot the keys to your house,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28he's got a little something for you.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Mum, Dad, this is going to be my own room,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34so I don't want you to feel left out, so here we go.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Looking good, Mum and Dad. Good work.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43You're going to help me build my own room. Here are a couple of spades.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Spades as well?- Yep! - I'm in charge now.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51I think Elliot's getting the hang of this being in charge.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55I don't know if it was the right idea giving our Elliot the keys, you know!
0:11:55 > 0:11:58We don't even know what he's got planned.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Yes!
0:12:05 > 0:12:07All right, Mum and Dad?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Now, then.- How are you getting on, Mum and Dad?- It's hard work.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- It's only fair to give you some help, isn't it?- All right.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19So, we're going to call in some of the I Want My Own Room team to give you a hand.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24So it's time to call in the I Want My Own Room team to make Elliot's design a reality.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Or it might just remain a pipe dream.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Elliot, I've found a pipe here.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Have you?- Oh, that sounds a bit worrying!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- It's not like a gas pipe. - I hope not. It's under here.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40It's a bit of a worry, I must say.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41- That's a water pipe? - Water.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Was that rain? - That was the pipe.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Really?- Yes.- It's like a second world bomb.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52World War II bomb? We need a hero.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56This is a job for Indiana Elliot. It's the Bottle Of Doom.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- It's just a bottle.- Is it? - It's just a bottle of water.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03I think they put this down to test us.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Crisis over, let's get cracking. It's been a long day
0:13:07 > 0:13:10and although everyone has been working really hard,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14we still have an awfully long way to go.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18While we wait for the cement to dry, let's see what our designers think of the first day's work.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Well, guys, that is the first day done.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- Do you like what you have seen so far, Elliot?- Yeah, I really like what's happened today.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I can't wait to what will happen tomorrow.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33We're doing OK but we'll see how it goes.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37To be able to see the birds in his back garden,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Elliot was always crashing his sister's room.- Mum!
0:13:40 > 0:13:42But now he has the keys to the house...
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Yes!- ..Mum and Dad have let him use the back garden
0:13:45 > 0:13:48to create his very own bird sanctuary.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53Will the I Want My Own Room team be flying high come the final day?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Or will Elliot's dream of a new room come crashing to the ground?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01It's the start of the second day.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Elliot's room still has no walls, let alone a roof.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10With everyone keen to make Elliot's dream of having his own bird hide come true,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14it's all hands on deck and soon things start to take shape.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17But Elliot has spotted a flaw in the design.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21There's no window, so I'm not going to be able to see the birds,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24unless Ben's got a plan but, you know, I'm a bit worried now.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Oh dear. The back wall is turning into a bit of a worry wall.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31However, it's amazing what a little bit of sunshine does.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35The walls are up and a lot of willow branches have arrived.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38I'm sure Ben has an amazing plan for them.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- First, he has a great idea for Elliot's desk.- I'm going to give you this pencil
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and I'd like you to draw on the size and shape of your desk,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- imagining the chair will be bang in the middle here. OK?- OK.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Get the binoculars and so I can put the chair up as far as possible.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Do you want a mirror at the same size so it is going to match?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Yes?- Here.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04OK. So you can really imagine your chair in there now,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- so we can get that cut out and get it made for you.- Brilliant.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11While our gentleman joiner, Andy, gets Elliot's new desk into shape,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I'll ship out to the front to check on Mum and Dad.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Hey, what are you up to here?
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- Well, Elliot's cracking the whip. He's got us sanding these boards. - Really, cracking the whip?
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- Oh!- He's thriving, isn't he?- Yeah. - He's a hard boss.- Good stuff.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Meanwhile, at the back,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31the I Want My Own Room team are working at a pace.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36Things are really moving and Ben is making fine use of all that willow.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39So, now we have the hole in the ground,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I'm going to plant the willow straight into these holes,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46which will grow itself and I'm hoping will grow right over
0:15:46 > 0:15:50into a nest structure over the end of the hide, almost camouflaging it
0:15:50 > 0:15:54and making it like a professional bird watching hide.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Just when things are on the up, the rains come down.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I'm really, really worried about the whole scheme now.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03We're all cracking together, the whole team's working and now,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06I'm don't know what's going to happen. Starting to panic.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Oh, no, as if getting Elliot his space wasn't hard enough,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13much more of this and the room will be a washout.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18With the rain holding up the work outside,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Ben has come up with a great idea for the inside of Elliot's new room.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25He's using the photograph of the tree sparrow Elliot took
0:16:25 > 0:16:28on their trip to the bird-watching centre.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31What I want you to do is create your own piece of bespoke art work.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34That will be your piece, this is going to be mine.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37We're going to lay tracing paper over, just like this.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40This doesn't have to be done for birds,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43you can do it for any hobby or even your favourite pop star.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46What I'd like you to do is, very softly,
0:16:46 > 0:16:51just trace, very gently, around the edge of the bird.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57OK? Now, what I would like you to do is take this piece of paper,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01put it over there like that. Pick one of the colours.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05What I would like you to do is take the crayon and hold it flat to the paper
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and do a really, really big squiggle, like this.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12OK, let's hold that over and see what that's going to look like.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Yes, perfect. At the bottom of this picture,
0:17:15 > 0:17:20I would like you to put your initials so I know you've drawn it, or write your name.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Perfect. What I'd like you to do,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28is I'd like you to put the tracing paper on to this, face down.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29That's it.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Then I'd like you to put the orange over the top of it.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38That's it. And we'll close it and, hey presto...
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Wow! Your own piece of bespoke art.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Wow, I'm impressed!
0:17:43 > 0:17:48So am I. That'll look great in Elliot's new room, if we ever get it finished.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Let's hope tomorrow's weather is better than today's.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Day three, the sun is out
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and Mum and Dad are already on a tea break.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- Those two!- Nightmare. Come on.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07But the I Want My Own Room Team know, because of yesterday's rain,
0:18:07 > 0:18:11they must make hay while the sun shines.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14However, it's not all sunshine and smiles for Elliot.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18I'm worried cos there are no windows so I can't see any birds.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Let me worry about your worry wall.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Oh, I wonder what wonders await the worry wall.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I'm sure all will be revealed.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32First, I have a rather sweet recipe for the disaster that is Mum's freezer.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I know, Mum, you were saying you get really annoyed,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39because when you come out of the freezer, you want to get stuff out the freezer
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- and Elliot's bird food is all over the place. Is that right?- Yes.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I'm going to make something which hopefully means
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- you'll not have mealworms on your freezer, any more.- Good.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I'm going to get Mum and Dad to use some of this bird seed
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- and the rest can be stored in Elliot's new room. - Excellent.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- FRENCH ACCENT: - Mon chefs, mon petit fleurs,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02you are looking very elegant in the chef's outfits.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Who does all the cooking in the home?- Me.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- Both of us.- Me.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Right, moving on, now what I think we'll do is devise something
0:19:11 > 0:19:15so you didn't have loose bird seed all over your freezer so we're going to make bird cakes.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18To make the perfect bird cake,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22get an old plastic container with a hole in the bottom and put string through it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25This will be used for binding it and hanging it up.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Add some twigs for bulk.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Ask a grown up to melt some lard in a pan,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35then pour in your bird seed and mix together.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Once it's fully mixed, spoon it into the plastic containers.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43When it's set, remove the plastic and hang it up.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46A feast for all your feathered friends.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- FRENCH ACCENT: - I will leave you to it. Very best of luck, bon chance.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I shall see how you are doing later on.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55You do all the cooking? My eye!
0:19:55 > 0:19:57The proof will be in the pudding. Now watch.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Just put a little stick in there.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- You've got your own sticks there! - Oh, er... I know.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- You do all the cooking in our house?- Yeah.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I think not.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Oh, dear, you've got a twig in your pan there, Tom.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- I don't know... - And that is the perfect bird cake.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24Oh, le petit chef, I've brought your harshest critic
0:20:24 > 0:20:28and the expert in to see how you've done with the bird cakes.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30This looks a lot better than that one.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Give it a shot, pick it up, see if it stays in.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35See if it sticks together really well.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38There we go. Ah. OK, Dad, let's see what yours is doing.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41To be on the safe side, I'll do it over the sauce pan.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- SHE LAUGHS - That was even worse!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46LAUGHTER CONTINUES
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- So what do we think of that overall, Elliot?- Pretty bad, if I must say.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Yeah, pretty bad, Mum and Dad.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- You'll have to do the cooking now. - Is he?- Yeah.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58'While Mum And Dad have failed miserably with their bird cakes,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01'Ben's been trying to get into his new apartment.'
0:21:01 > 0:21:05I can't work out how to get into it. The bottom seems fixed.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09But if you turn this and then....
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Now the bird boxes and the cameras are fitted, the rest of the design
0:21:13 > 0:21:17is to remain a secret, so it's time for Elliot and Mum and Dad
0:21:17 > 0:21:19to fly the nest until the final day.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Come on, then, Elliot, Mum and Dad. It's time for you to go now.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27We've got to crack on with all the things you can't see.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Just think, when you come back, you'll have your own room.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- Oh, I'm so excited!- Good stuff!
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- We'll see you then. - See you later.- Bye.- Bye.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Well, at least we hope he's going to have his own room.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43With so much to do and so little time to do it in,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46the I Want My Own Room team will be working late into the night
0:21:46 > 0:21:50to have any chance of giving Elliot his dream room.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- SPRING MUSIC PLAYS - It's the morning of the last day.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- MUSIC STOPS AND SHE SCREAMS - And we've got sheds loads to do.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08I don't want to worry you, but when I looked inside ten minutes ago,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10I thought, "This is the least finished
0:22:10 > 0:22:13"a build has been so far on the final day."
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Yeah, yeah, I can see where you're coming from,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18but we've a full team this afternoon
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- and, hopefully, we can really crack on.- I really hope so.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25MUSIC: "Ray of Light" by Madonna
0:22:29 > 0:22:33This is what the bird cakes were supposed to look like. Mmm.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34They still don't smell much better,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37but hopefully the birds'll think they taste good.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40All the little birds will come and feast on them. Yum, yum.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And the rest of the bird seed is neat and tidy
0:22:45 > 0:22:49in Elliot's new room, leaving Mum's freezer seed-free.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Oh, but watch out, Elliot's on his way.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56A few more minutes and we've arrived!
0:22:56 > 0:23:00'Elliot's only around the corner and we're just getting his desk in.'
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- That's not good, is it? - (There's a big gap.)
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Don't worry, we're going to cut it down and then just fix it.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Go, go! Come on!
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Ten... - ALL: ..nine, eight...
0:23:17 > 0:23:24seven, six, five, four, three, two, one....
0:23:24 > 0:23:27We're here!
0:23:27 > 0:23:29So, Elliot, Mum, Dad,
0:23:29 > 0:23:33the time has almost come for you to see your new space. Are you excited?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Oh, yeah, really excited!
0:23:36 > 0:23:39The first thing you have to do is give the key back to Mum and Dad.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41It's time for them to take control again.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- Are you ready to do that? - This is the bit I like, Elliot.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- Go on. There we go. - Thank you!- Yes!
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- Elliot, are you ready to see your new room?- Yeah.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Come on, let's go and see your space!
0:23:53 > 0:23:56'Just four days ago, Elliot was a frustrated bird watcher.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59'He couldn't see any birds from his bedroom
0:23:59 > 0:24:01'and was always moved from sister Jess's room
0:24:01 > 0:24:05'that overlooked the birds at the back of the house.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10'We decided the best place for Elliot to be was in the back garden.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12'And, with the help of the I Want My Own Room team,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16'Elliot has created his very own bespoke bird hide.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21'Elliot wanted viewing hatches looking out to the birds,
0:24:21 > 0:24:22'a table for his books
0:24:22 > 0:24:26'and somewhere comfy to while away his bird-watching hours.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30'Ben's designer know-how has brought the birds into Elliot's room,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34'given him a funky whiteboard and a viewing deck,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36'so he can spot the birds near and far.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40'But will the reality live up to Elliot's dream?'
0:24:40 > 0:24:44One, two, three...
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Oh!
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Amazing! Can we go in?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- Yeah. - HE GASPS
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- What do you think?- Wow!
0:24:55 > 0:24:59What can you see? Don't you think it's great? Do you like that?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01This!
0:25:01 > 0:25:02This!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Ooh...
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Flaps, so you can see out!
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- Cos this was your worry wall.- Yeah. - You worried you wouldn't see out.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Of course, if you want them shut...
0:25:14 > 0:25:16you can then watch them on the monitor!
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Wow!
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- Do you think that's cool?- Yeah, way cool.- Look at the whiteboard.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- This is even cooler. - LAUGHTER
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- What's that little trap door thingy? - Go up and have a look.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Can you spot what all the birds are?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Kingfisher...mallard...
0:25:35 > 0:25:38moorhen, a heron.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48- Wow!- 'Well, I think Elliot's happy, but what do Mum and Dad think?'
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Unbelievable! - Ooh!- I can't believe it!
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- Is that the worry wall?!- That's it. Nothing to worry about now.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- Elliot, it is absolutely brilliant! - The paintings!- Amazing, aren't they?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Oh, Mum, are you a bit overcome by it all? Oh...
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- It's just so amazing. - I can't believe it!
0:26:08 > 0:26:13- A dream come true.- It is absolutely amazing to have my own room.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15I won't get kicked out of Jess's room any more.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Oh, my gosh! I love it!
0:26:18 > 0:26:19LAUGHTER
0:26:19 > 0:26:22'I think the room is a big hit with everyone.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25'And I've got one more surprise for him.'
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Now then...
0:26:27 > 0:26:30If you look on the screen now, you'll just be able to see Elliot
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and Lisa coming around the corner into the back garden.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- The two of them on the telly! - A nesting box there.- Oh!
0:26:37 > 0:26:39That's got a camera in.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42So, next time you get some birds nesting in there,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44you'll be able to see the chicks hatch.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47There's one trained down here to see the birds
0:26:47 > 0:26:50and the other one trained over the hedge,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53cos you had to go into Jess's room for the height to see in the field.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57The camera's trained into the field to see all the birds in the field.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- What do you think of your hide? - Amazing. I can't describe it.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03It's absolutely amazing.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06You've really made my dream come true.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I won't lie to you, that was one stressful build.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23But, when we saw Elliot's face and his mum crying tears of joy,
0:27:23 > 0:27:28oh, it was all worth it. He loves his own room.
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0:27:50 > 0:27:54Oh, my room's amazing! It's better than Christmas.