Rehearsal Room I Want My Own Room

Ever dreamed of a brand-new room? Of taking control

and designing it yourself?

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

THEY SCREAM

# I want, want my own room

# I want, want my own room

# I want, want my own room

# I want, want my own room. #

Do you need somewhere to practise music

but you bedroom feels more like a library?

SOLO FROM "SWEET CHILD O' MINE" BY GUNS N'ROSES PLAYS

Shh!

Are you struggling with a space

that's too cramped to get creative in?

Well, help is at hand, because on I Want My Own Room,

you get complete freedom to design the space of your dreams.

So who's in need of our help today, then?

My name is Jaya and my bedroom's been taken over by alien space invaders...

THEY GRUNT AND SQUEAK

..otherwise known as my family.

Jaya needs somewhere to play her instruments and write stories,

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

BOTH: Yes!

A designer helps turn her dreams into reality.

Maybe you could bring the books to life, some speech bubbles.

They search for ideas on a trip to a recording studio.

-It's amazing, I love it!

-And Mum and Dad are made to muck in!

You need to make sure it's right!

'But with just four days to finish, not everything goes to plan!'

Was grey one of Jaya's favourite colours?

10-year-old Jaya lives to be loud, but practising her trumpet, keyboard

and guitar in her room is taking its toll on the rest of the family.

Jaya, I'm on the phone!

ALL: Shh!

Jaya loves writing stories too, but her bedroom

doubles as a salon for Mum, a library for Dad and a playground

for brother Roshan, so there's not much space left to call her own.

I need to step in and help Jaya get her space back.

-Hello, Jaya.

-Hi, come on in!

-Thank you.

-So, where shall we go first?

-Let's go to my bedroom!

Go on, then, lead the way!

-It seems really nice. It's nice and big, isn't it?

-Yeah, definitely.

So what's the problem?

The thing is, whenever I play my musical instruments,

everyone tells me to shush.

My mum uses that hairdryer every single morning when I'm asleep.

So hang on a minute -

your mum complains about you being noisy on a trumpet

when she's in here every morning drying her hair with a hairdryer?

And my dad always reads the books that are in the cupboards

and I have no idea what they even are.

What are your dad's books doing in your cupboards?

And there's a vacuum under here.

Oh, there is actually a vacuum cleaner under your bed.

What's it doing under your bed?

I don't know, there's space downstairs to store it.

Right, I think some serious rearranging needs to be done

in this house.

OK, so this is my mum and dad's room.

There must be a plug socket for a hairdryer in here.

Oh, there's one down here.

-There's a bit of storage going on in here, isn't there?

-Loads.

-Yes.

OK. So, what's this?

It's my dad's study.

There's loads of room for more books in here.

-All he needs to do is stick a couple of shelves up. Could he do that?

-No.

The last time he did DIY, he got slightly electrocuted.

So Jaya can't practise her music or write her stories in peace,

and we've decided it's time she got her room back,

but are Mum and Dad ready to sing to her tune?

Mum and Dad, you are invading Jaya's space in more ways than one.

What have you got to say for yourselves?

It is the biggest room in the house. The biggest bedroom.

And she is a small person, what does she need so much space for?

I've been collecting these great books for years.

All that is completely WRONG.

Does Jaya go into your rooms

and do things in your rooms or store her stuff in your rooms?

BOTH: Well...

-Probably not, actually.

-Mm, no.

(There you go.)

So, Mum and Dad, just to prove to you the problems that Jaya

has in her room, we thought we'd get you to do your work on Jaya's bed,

cos that's the only chill-out space she has, at the same time,

-we'll use the space too, won't we?

-Yeah.

-And we'll see how you like it.

So, Dad, we've got your laptop and phone, you can do some work,

-there you go.

-Thank you very much.

Mum, if you'd like to do some marking for school.

-Take a seat on the bed next to each other.

-No problem.

-Jaya, there's your trumpet, you sit down next to Mum.

-Thanks.

There we go. It's a bit of a squash! Oh, what's that?

That's interesting.

# I was born # Under a wand'rin' star... #

Do you want to do the guitar for a bit? I'll do the trumpet. Brilliant.

Now then, how do I hold this?

My little finger there and that one there?

-Quieter, please.

-Can YOU be quiet? We're trying to do our music.

I'm trying to do some work here, Jaya!

All right, Jaya, you win.

-You win.

-Did we just hear the words "You win"?

-I think so!

-Ha!

So, Mum and Dad, now you understand what the problem is.

Right, Mum and Dad, it's time to give Jaya control.

Here are the keys to your house.

Do you agree to let Jaya redesign your house

in any way she chooses to give her more space?

DRUM ROLL

You know it makes sense. Come on.

-OK.

-CHEERING

So Jaya is now officially in charge of getting the room she wants.

She'll get to tell Mum and Dad what to do,

and it all needs to be finished in just four days.

To help Jaya transform her room is Michelle Ackerley,

an experienced artist

and a dab hand at turning boring places into unique spaces.

She's just the person to give Jaya the room she wants.

Tell me ideally what you'd like to use this room for.

Well, I'm really into music, so maybe we could have a mini music area.

I really like writing stories, reading stories.

It would help. If I went to find my guitar,

I could look in my music space.

If I wanted to look for maybe a book, I could look in my writing space.

It's dividing things up in the room and making it more organised.

How do your parents feel about you practising your instruments?

Well, my dad sometimes says,

"Don't practise it now. I'm on the phone. It's very important."

What do you think the solution would be to that problem?

Well, maybe soundproofed walls.

That would really help, cos no-one would be able to hear

downstairs or upstairs what I'm actually playing.

I see. That's a fantastic idea.

Next, Michelle needs to know what ideas Jaya has

for decorating her room.

-Does that look right to you?

-Yeah, great!

What other things could we draw?

Maybe musical instruments and some microphones, some headphones...

-Whereabouts would these feature?

-Could be dotted around everywhere.

Go on, then, let's have a look.

'Jaya has come up with some fantastic ideas.'

-This room is going to be amazing.

-I can feel it.

I'm pleased with what we've done. I can't wait to see what's next.

Time for Michelle to take Jaya on a design field trip.

Your idea of soundproofing an area of your room is a really good one,

but what else is important?

Well, I don't want any boring colours in the area, I want funky colours.

This recording studio brings both Jaya's ideas together in one place,

funky design AND somewhere to practise music.

I really like the lights. They hang down

and they've got stuff over the light and the lampshades are shiny.

And what do you think of the colours in here?

I'd prefer something a bit more wild and big and bold.

Now, you don't have a seating area in your room.

Is that something that you would like to see in your bedroom?

Yeah, in my little chillax area instead of just the bed.

Before we see the rest of the studios, I've brought a camera,

and I'd like you to take pictures of anything that you like the look of.

It's not just about the music.

There are lots of fantastic design features which Jaya's picked up on.

'It's nice, big, bold and very imaginative.'

It's really, really creative. And funky, really funky.

The only issue is her room's a lot smaller than this,

so I'm not really sure how I'm going to fit it all in.

The difference with this room is it's got its own recording booth.

But we've got to think about how it would work with your bedroom.

So if I take this...

Stand on the star for me

and have a go at playing the guitar.

You need, obviously, space to move around.

-Does it feel all right?

-Feels great.

So, this is another chill-out room,

very, very different to the other ones we looked at.

-What do you think of this room?

-Amazing. I love it!

What kind of features really stand out to you in this room?

I love the side bits. They look like windows.

Jaya's really clear about what she does and doesn't like,

which is brilliant for me. The next step now is to finalise the design.

I've got loads of ideas, and I can't wait to put them in my room.

It's going to be fantastic.

And once Michelle's polished up the design,

Jaya puts everyone to work back at the house.

Mum and Dad, it's the moment you have been waiting for.

Here are your I Want My Own Room T-shirt and boiler suits.

And your first job is to clear out my whole entire room.

-Jaya is in control. Go on. Vamoose. Go and get your kit on.

-Shoo-shoo!

-OK.

-Do you like being in control?

-Yeah, definitely, it's great.

Right, Mum and Dad, I'm the conductor for this project

so, start tidying.

Right, start on that top shelf. Dad, you can do the bottom.

Excuse me!

-Can I have a break now?

-Are you going to actually help us at all?

No, I'm the conductor. You work.

Excuse me!

Sorry, sorry, yes. That goes in there. OK.

I can't wait until it is finished.

Only half of that stuff is really mine.

CLATTER!

THEY LAUGH

The rest is all everyone else's in the family.

And Mum and Dad will be sorting through all that stuff later,

deciding what to do keep, what to recycle and what to give to charity.

Meanwhile, Michelle has her eye on some of the last bits of furniture.

I'd like you to take some of this furniture to the shed

because me and Jane might be able to reuse it in our design.

And with the bedroom empty, it's time to see Jaya's final design.

How does it feel to be in your room without any of your stuff in it?

It feels quite weird.

-Tell me about your design trip.

-You took lots of pictures.

-Yeah, I took loads.

-And what did you find?

I liked the lights they had there and I took

a picture of one of them and I really loved the panels on the walls.

Bold and bright. That's one of my favourite colours.

-Are we going to fit them all into the room?

-Well, I have a plan.

-What do you think?

-It looks amazing.

In this corner of the room, we've got your making music area.

You're going to have a designated writing area in the room

but you also wanted to have an area where you can chill out, relax,

so that is going to be by the window so it's nice and light,

you can get the sunlight coming in and just chill out.

This is better. Everything is more spaced out.

That's good. Sounds like a success so far.

But there is a long way to go yet.

With the family sleeping elsewhere for now, how does Jaya feel at the end of day one?

I'm so excited and I can't wait to see what is going to be next.

So much has already happened but there's so much already to come.

Fingers crossed everything will go as I planned it.

Thanks, everyone.

HE LAUGHS

It's no laughing matter!

You and the rest of the family invade Jaya's space

so she can't write stories or make music.

We've convinced Mum and Dad to hand over the house keys

and Jaya is transforming her bedroom into a haven of creativity.

But have the I Want My Own Room team got what it takes

to make Jaya happy with the results?

It's day two...

We're raring to go.

..and while Jaya gets ready,

Michelle and the team make a start on transforming her room.

So, Andy, this is the floor plan. We've got Jaya's writing area here.

It means we need to get rid of the wardrobe unit

so it will be a nice, big space. These need to go first.

To make more space for Jaya's music area, we have removed the radiator

that was here, repositioned it here, and now, I have a slight problem.

Before we can start painting this wall, we need to replaster it

or fill it because this wall is incredibly uneven.

And that's not the only problem.

-We'll have to put plaster in that.

-But won't plaster take ages to dry?

We'd be able to put a top coat on today if we filled that.

OK, maybe that is a job Jaya might like to give Mum and Dad.

-Excited?

-Yeah, really excited.

I really can't wait for today so I can boss you about once again.

Oh, dear.

Dad, you're going to fill in the holes with Andy.

Mum, you're going to be doing painting with Michelle.

Try and make sure you don't go over the edges.

-Michelle, how do you think Mum's doing?

-I think she is doing very well, actually.

This is where I'm having my bed.

It's where I'm going to sleep so you need to make sure it is right.

I definitely feel in control already.

Dad, you need to get this right, it's my writing area.

Clue's in the name!

Let me have a go. I am sure I could do a much better job than you can do.

Go on, then, show us how it is done.

See, this is how you do it.

With Mum and Dad left to carry out Jaya's strict instructions,

Michelle wants to help bring her new writing area to life.

Take a look at these. Read out what this says.

I...love...this...silly...book.

-They're pretty cool, aren't they?

-Yeah.

-Check this out.

It's actually a wall magnet. I typed these.

We're going to get creative. You're going to draw your own.

So, it would help me if I wrote a really imaginative story.

Exactly. Give me two of your favourite words.

-I'll do funfair and you can do the park.

-OK.

Why not have a go at making your own funky fridge magnets?

Jaya has chosen words but you could include anything in your design.

Why do you like these two words?

You can find a lot of stories and inspiration from these places.

Think about the places that inspire you

and get creative with paints, pens, stickers and glitter.

All we have to do now is stick the magnets on the back.

Everything you need is in your local craft shop or online.

Let's take a look. They look great.

Before Michelle sticks the magnet up in Jaya's room, she wants to make sure they work.

-They look great.

-Definitely.

-They'll look good in your room.

Meanwhile, Mum and Dad still can't get it into their heads that this is Jaya's room.

Since I'm doing all this work, this should be my room.

I think you've got no chance.

-What do you think, so far?

-I love the paint on the walls.

-Do you like the colour?

-Yes. It is just how I wanted it.

So, that will be my room there, my bed will be in there.

Dad... Dad, that's MY area for making MY music.

I'm feeling really good about the design and the layout

of where everything is going and I think it really suits the room.

At the end of another exciting day, Jaya's room has really begun

to take shape but how is she feeling about being in control?

SNORING My dad is asleep now so I am going to have to speak a bit louder.

I seem wide awake now but it was really tiring.

My mum and dad are differently tired out.

I got to boss them about and do whatever I wanted.

It's day three.

I don't think we are as far along as we should be because the old walls

needed patching up before the new walls could go in.

There is an awful lot to do and not much time left to do it in.

Now Michelle knows exactly what Jaya wants,

she has decided to keep the final look of the room secret.

-Jaya, come on.

-'While Jaya tries to wake up...'

-I'm tired.

'I'm allowed in to see her design ideas take shape.'

So, I guess I'm standing in what will be Jaya's music practice area.

When we went on the design trip to the recording studio,

Jaya liked the theme of the windows

so we're trying to copy that theme.

There is going to be a panel that goes across the window

and it's going to have curved edges cut out of it.

Michelle, I really get the green. It's a fab, bright colour.

-But was grey one of Jaya's favourite colours?

-No.

It's actually a special kind of paint. It is magnetic paint. We're going to paint over this

in a nice bright colour,

and then, hopefully, we'll be able to stick the magnets on.

That is brilliant.

I think Michelle has a pretty good idea of what I like and don't like.

But one thing Mum and Dad won't like is the surprise I have waiting for them back at the house.

Oh, not so fast, Mum and Dad. Jaya, you are allowed to stay.

Come and stand next to me. You might recognise all this stuff

as being the gubbins that has come out of Jaya's room.

You need to take it to the village hall,

to sort out what you're going to keep, what you are going to recycle

and what is going to go to charity.

And you're going to have to find a new home for it all. See ya!

That's right. Because all this stuff is yours, Mum and Dad,

not Jaya's.

Michelle has a plan to spruce up the furniture from Jaya's bedroom, too.

I was thinking of reusing some of it. What do you think of the desk?

It could be put in my writing area for writing stories.

So, because you're really into your books and reading stories,

I thought you guys could crack on with making some shelves

and then you can paint them.

So once the wood from Jaya's old wardrobe is drilled, sawn,

and screwed, it's ready to paint.

-How do you think it is all going?

-I think it's going really well.

We got a lot done in the time we've had.

What do you think your friends will think of your new room?

I think they will be quite amazed, actually.

I'm not sure Mum and Dad are amazed by all the stuff they need to sort.

-That wasn't all in her room, surely.

-This isn't my book.

-That's mine.

-I didn't ever read it.

-I don't think anyone read that book.

Oh, A Short History of the Russian Revolution. When did you read that?

-20 years ago.

-Yeah, right.

You were just bored.

SHE LAUGHS

-Did you really collect stamps as well as read those books?

-I did!

These are very valuable!

-They're not going in the box!

-Don't be too hasty, Mum!

A stamp found by a boy in his Grandma's attic

-sold for more than £1 million last year! First class.

-Nothing off.

What's it going to mean to you to have your own space back?

I'll be able to write good stories, and be really crazy and imaginative.

-I think we're about done, don't you?

-Yeah, definitely.

-Shall we check on Mum and Dad, see how they're getting on?

-Let's go!

Ah-ha! No, that's definitely got to be kept, but...

This must go - stick your head out the window, it'll dry it quicker.

Just because yours looks a mess, I don't want mine to, thank you!

It's all a mess to Jaya - none of this is hers!

BOTH: # Ta-da! #

I didn't realise there was actually this much!

How long has it all been in there?

Eight or nine years, to be honest!

-You probably don't know what half of the books are!

-I do, I was...

-No, it needs to be hidden away.

-It can't be anywhere near my room.

Once everything's sorted, it's taken to its new home.

Sorting the stuff from Jaya's room was a really good chance

to get rid of loads of things I've asked you to get rid of for ages!

I have managed to keep a few behind, which I will keep in my own study.

And while Dad prepares to make room for the books he's keeping,

Michelle gives me a worrying update.

There's loads of things to do - loads of things to do, still.

-It's going to be a late night, tonight.

-A very late night, yeah.

-Want to put the kettle on?

-Yeah.

Good luck!

As the team work long into the night,

trying to get things finished, Jaya can hardly contain her excitement.

I'm bubbling up like a bottle of pop ready to explode!

I just can't wait until tomorrow!

It seems like Christmas, or my birthday! I'm so happy.

It's going to be amazing. I can have my own space back!

The final day. While some members of the household are happily relaxing,

the rest of the team have got an awful lot to do.

I better hop to it and give them a hand!

Once Michelle's finished her 24-carat decorating job inside,

I get handy with a roller outside.

This is Jaya's shelf from her bedroom,

and we'll revamp it, paint it white,

and do the shelves across the centre in the colours Jaya chose yesterday.

-Are they the colours we painted the little shelves?

-Exactly, yeah.

There was a lot of furniture in Jaya's room,

so it's good we're getting to use some of it.

Now Jaya has somewhere much more colourful to put her books,

I need to check just how soundproof her music area will be.

SILENCE

Lisa, there's no glass there.

SHE MOUTHS

All right, but there is now!

So these are for Jaya's chill-out area.

She wanted cushions in a funky shape, and she mentioned plectrums,

which is one of these...

which you use to strum a guitar.

So I've created a template, extra large, and drawn it onto a piece

of fabric, and I'm cutting these out,

and I'll sew them into plectrum cushions.

And while the cat's away...

MUSIC: "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns and Roses

Lisa, what are you doing?!

I was just checking that the guitar was...all right.

It's going on Jaya's wall, and we need it pristine,

not have you rocking out, so I'll take that. And you can take that.

'Sorry, Michelle. You're right. There's no time to mess about.'

The family are on their way, and Jaya is itching to see her new room.

It may look like total chaos, but if we don't get this room finished,

it'll be curtains for the I Want My Own Room team.

And they're here, ready or not!

I don't know who's more excited - me or Jaya!

It's been a lot of hard work designing my room and deciding

what I wanted, but we got there in the end!

So while the last few bits are placed into position,

it's time to tell us what she thinks.

-What's it been like waiting so long?

-Obviously, it all comes down to this.

-So you have to do the honours - key back to Mum and Dad.

-Here you are.

Thank you very much!

Right, Mum, open the door - let's go in and have a look.

Four days ago, Jaya couldn't practise her music, or write stories

in peace, because her family were gatecrashing her creative space.

The only option left was for Jaya to get the space back on her own terms,

and with the I Want My Own Room team's help, she's done just that.

Jaya now has her very own sound-booth,

to make as much noise in as she likes.

There's a dedicated story-writing area and magnetic word wall.

And the latest book by her favourite author Jacqueline Wilson

has a big surprise inside. Her musical designs are centre stage.

There's also a chill-out zone,

and bed with benefits - a wardrobe underneath!

But all the hard work will mean nothing

without Jaya's final seal of approval.

Three, two, one...

SHE SCREAMS AND LAUGHS

Cool! Wow! That is amazing! It's better than I imagined!

-Wow, this is cool!

-They change colour!

-It's way cool!

-Magnets!

-And there's the one you made.

-I love the speech bubbles.

-Have you got that book?

-No.

-Do you want to have a look?

-OK...

"To Jaya, lots of love, Jacqueline Wil..." Whoa!

-Yeah, it's actually signed.

-Cool!

Well, we did it, but what will Mum and Dad think?

Wow!

That's amazing!

-Do you like it?

-Fantastic!

-Wow...!

-They got it signed! Thank you SO much for everything!

HE LAUGHS

I love it - I'm totally speechless

and out of words! It's so amazing.

-Can't take it all in, can you?

-No.

She can practise her trumpet without me shouting at her,

and everyone's happy.

That was more of a challenge than we thought it'd be,

but the team pulled it off, and now we've given Jaya back her own space

to make the most of her talents as a writer and musician.

It's not a mish-mash any more, it's all nice and organised,

and zoned, and it's so amazing.