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Walls in Lamp Black and Shallowsabsolute emulsion, both £38 per 2.5ltr,Little Greene. Albany white brickwallpaper, £8 per roll, Wallpaper Direct.The Empire State Building wallsticker,£29, Art Fever. Svarta loft bed frame,£130; Svarta desk top, £60; Stuvastorage with drawers, £60; wardrobe,£60; wall cabinets, £40 each; Kallaxshelvingunit, from £39; door inserts,£9 each; Drona box inserts, £2.50 each;Skruvsta swivel chair, £90; Spontanmagnets, £2.50 for a set of four, allIkea. Livyn Balance Click luxury vinylflooring, £28.99 per sq m, Quick-Step.Metal unit and shelves in Black Satinpainter’s touch spray paint, £9.49 per400ml; brackets in Satin Nickel universalall-surface metallic spray paint, £13.99per 400ml, both Rust-Oleum. Metz Slinkroller blind with matt nickel eyelets, £140for 84.5 x 215cm blind, The Fabric Box.Industrial pendantlights with bulb,£30 each, eBay. Time Zone clocks,£100, Newgate Clocks. New York singlebedlinen, £11.99; throw, £5; cushion, £5,all Primark. Metro geometric notebooks,from £2.95, Dotcomgiftshop. Zinc arrowcarnival light, £65, Cox & Cox``````feature walls in both zones, too, whichdraws your eye through the entire area – italso injected that loft-style feel Charlie wasafter. One of my favourite features is thedramatic black wall. It was a last-minuteaddition, and I love how much it tends tosurprise people. We then spray-paintedthe shelves and unit to match.``````Bargain huntAs an eBay fan, I turned to the internet tosource some budget buys and snappedup the industrial-style lights, an EmpireState Building sticker and a set of NewYork-themed canvases. However, the retrometal lockers that hold Charlie’s sportsgear originally lived in the hallway.But my loss was definitely Charlie’s gain,as it meant there was money in the budgetfor him to choose some fun accessories,including time-zone clocks and storagetrunks. This space has been transformedinto the perfect pad for a growing boy.’``````Visit housetohome.co.uk/styleathome for moreinspiring house tour videosand makeover ideas``````ANNE SAYS‘With the extraspace createdby the bed, Iwould add achair that foldsout into a singlebed, for whenCharlie has afriend to stay.’GREAT IDEA‘Choose brick-effectwallpaper for aninstant transformation’BIG APPLE STYLE‘Charlie picked somegreat accessories with aNew York vibe’``````‘WALL STICKERS ARE A GREATWAY TO ADD IMPACT,^PLUS THEY CAN EASILY BE REMOVED WITHOUTf t ll i b th t hi hDAMAGING SURFACES IF YOUR TASTES CHANGE’^Wallsin LampBlack and ShallowsMy shopping listURBANFLAVOUR‘I used inexpensivemodular units tocreate the largestorage wall’Stylistsat HomeWORDS``````PAULA WOODS``````PHOTOGRAPHY``````LIZZIE ORME``````SHOPPING``````LAURIE DAVIDSON``````NO MESS‘Rather than damagethe wallpaper, wedecided on magnets’76 |SEPTEMBER 2016 housetohome.co.uk/styleathome