The document outlines ten essential items to transform a normal bedroom into a 'lads pad.' Key recommendations include having a good sound system, colorful posters, a mini fridge for drinks and snacks, and a games console for entertainment. The addition of a comfortable recliner enhances relaxation after a busy day.

1. TEN THINGS TO MAKE A
NORMAL BEDROOM INTO A LADS
PAD.
BY HENRY BURKINSHAW

2. LADS LOVE SOUND
MUSIC IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE IN A BEDROOM AND THERE IS
NOTHING SUPERIOR THAN HAVING A GOOD QUALITY SOUND
SYSTEM TO THUMP OUT THE TUNES. ONE WITH A DOCK IS
PREFERABLE BUT ONE WITH BLUETOOTH WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE
SOUND SYSTEM FOR YOUR ROOM.

3. POSTERS GIVE A ROOM COLOUR
WITHOUT POSTERS, WALLS ARE LIFELESS, LACKING ANY COLOUR
AND PIZAZZ. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THE POSTERS ARE OF AS
LONG AS YOU APPRECIATE THEM. NO MATTER WHERE YOU PLACE
THEM, THEY WILL MAKE YOUR ROOM TEN TIMES GREATER.

4. COLLECTION OF GLASSES
THERE ARE ALWAYS THOSE MOMENTS WHEN YOU ARE LAYING IN
YOUR ROOM AND CAN’T BE BOTHERED TO GO DOWNSTAIRS AND
GET A DRINK. WHY NOT MAKE THINGS FAR SIMPLER AND MAKE
ONE IN YOUR ROOM BUT THERE IS ONE THING MISSING…

5. … A SELECTION OF BEVERAGES
A LAD’S ROOM WITHOUT ALCOHOL IS LIKE A LIBRARY WITHOUT
BOOKS. YOU HAVE GOT TO KEEP SOME ALCOHOL LOCKED AWAY
FROM PRAYING EYES AFTER ALL.
MATTHEW SOUTHWARD FROM BLACKBURN SAID “I KEEP ALCOHOL
IN MY ROOM SO I’M ALWAYS PREPARED FOR SPONTANEOUS
NIGHTS OUT.”

6. A TELEVISION
WHAT IS A ROOM WITHOUT A TELEVISION? ESPECIALLY A LARGE
ONE. WHEN YOU ARE DOWNSTAIRS WITH THE FAMILY AND THE
PARENTS ARE WATCHING EASTENDERS, WHAT IS WORSE THAN
SITTING THROUGH THAT. THAT IS WHY EVERY LAD SHOULD HAVE
ONE FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES; VIDEO GAMES, FILMS AND OF
COURSE WATCHING THE FOOTBALL.

7. VARIETY OF TOILETRIES
BEING A LAD YOU HAVE A VERY BUSY WEEKLY SCHEDULE,
ATTENDING MEETINGS, GOING TO MEALS, GOING FOR A BOYS’
NIGHT OUT. ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY STROLL UP TO ALL WITH JUST A
TESCO OWN BRAND AU DE TOILETTE. A PLETHORA OF FRAGRANCES
IS A MUST!

8. MINI FRIDGE
NOT JUST FOR BEVERAGES BUT ALSO FOR FOOD. NOTHING IS
WORSE THAN KNOWING YOU HAVE A LOVELY CHOCOLATE BAR
WAITING FOR YOU DOWNSTAIRS BUT WHEN YOU DECIDE YOU
WANT IT, YOUR LITTLE SISTER HAS EATEN IT… AH HELL NO! WITH A
MINI FRIDGE YOU CAN KNOW FOR SURE YOUR FOOD AND DRINK
IS SAFE.

9. A MONEY SAFE
NOW I KNOW THIS SAFE HAS BARELY ANYTHING IN IT, THAT’S
DOWN TO ME NOT HAVING ANY MONEY BUT YOU GET THE GIST
OF THE IDEA. HAVING A SAFE MEANS YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT GETTING IN ANY FAMILY FEUDS ABOUT WHO
TOOK YOUR MONEY.

10. A GAMES CONSOLE
WHETHER IT’S FIFA, CALL OF DUTY, ASSASSINS CREED EVERY MAN
HAS TO HAVE A GAMES CONSOLE… AND A NEW ONE. EITHER
XBOX ONE OR PS4.
CRIS MORANTE, A PART TIME WORKER AT HOLLAND AND BARRATT
SAID “THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HAVING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN
MY ROOM SO I CAN SIT BACK AND RELAX.”

11. AND FINALLY A PLACE TO SIT
ALL THAT IS LEFT IS FOR THERE TO BE A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SIT
AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT BEATS A QUALITY LEATHER RECLINER.
AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BETTER
THAN LOUNGING BACK AND WATCHING YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OR
PLAYING YOUR FAVOURITE GAME IN A RECLINER.