My Room, My Design

PLAN IT. SAMPLE IT. BUILD IT.

Step out of the digital world and into the real studio! My Room, My Design is a hands-on professional project book designed for aspiring architects, interior designers, and future trade leaders aged 12 and up. Created to take young creators through the exact workflow professionals follow on every job, this book bridges creative design with real-world construction skills.

Whether dreaming up a bedroom makeover or exploring future careers in STEM and the trades, this book turns any bedroom into a real-life job site.

WHAT'S INSIDE THE 7 PROJECT STAGES:

• Section A - The Brief: Take a style quiz, set mood board rules, and interview your client (yourself!).
• Section B - Inspiration & Research: Build an inspiration board, analyse magazine cut-outs, spot design trends, and conduct field research.
• Section C - Colour & Materials: Master colour theory and the 60-30-10 rule, collect real paint chips, test natural lighting, and source tactile fabric and hard material samples.
• Section D - Planning & Drawing: Learn scale drawing (1:50), map existing floor plans[cite: 56], cut and arrange furniture layouts, draft proposed floor plans, draw wall elevations, and schedule doors and windows.
• Section E - Budget & Trade Skills: Calculate room area, perimeter, and wall measurements, use quantity calculators for paint and flooring, sequence trade orders, and build a professional cost estimate.
• Section F - Presentation: Curate a final mood board, design a professional presentation board document before-and-after transformations, and deliver a client pitch.
• Section G - Career Pathways: Explore real career cards for Architects, Interior Designers, Quantity Surveyors, Cabinet Makers, Tilers, Painters, Electricians, and Plasterers, complete with an official "My Future in Construction" pledge!

PERFECT FOR:

• Teen girls and students (Ages 12+) interested in architecture, interior design, engineering, and hands-on building.
• Homeschooling parents, Design & Technology teachers, and STEM educators looking for a structured, real-world curriculum.
• Anyone ready to move past digital games and design a real room from brief to sign-off!

Grab your scale ruler, collect your samples, and start designing today!