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MY ROOM...‘His room wasABOUT MEI’m Vivienne Riley, 53,and I live with my son Charlie, 11,in a three-bedroom 1950s semi-detached in Essex. We have beenhere for five years, and now thatCharlie’s older, he was keen to beinvolved in updating his room.MY CHALLENGEWhile Charliesimply wanted a decor scheme thatwas more grown up, we also had tocontend with a rather unusual andslightly awkward layout. The spacewas the result of an extension addedby the previous owners, but it hadn’tbeen well thought through, so weknew it would be quite tricky.MY WISH LISTCharlie loved theidea of a bright, light industrialloft-style scheme with a New Yorkvibe, while my main priority wasto introduce plenty of organisedstorage and shelving, and alsocreate dedicated zones forhomework – and a large drum kit.``````FIRMCHOICE‘From the instantCharlie spotted thismetal bed, he wasadamant it was theone he wanted’``````QUICK FIX‘I’m a fan of spraypaint as it’s soeasy to use – ittook just hours toupdate this unit’TOTAL£1 ,010TURN OVER FORMY SHOPPINGLIST74 |SEPTEMBER 2016 housetohome.co.uk/styleathome