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Kids’ Bedroom Wishlist From George At Asda

July 25, 2016

 

Do you remember when we bought the girls a bunk bed and promised them the bedroom of their dreams? ย I have the Pinterest boards to prove this. Then the bunk beds arrived. We spent the morning putting the beds together; several fingers were nearly lost in the process! As a result, the kids’ dream bedroom went on hold. I did manage to put some paint samples on the wall but the bedroom is still waiting to be finished. We have been needing a bit of a push/kick up the bum to get the girls’ bedroom finished. The girls really do deserve a lovely bedroom, so when George Home at Asda, asked me to take part in their ‘Children’s Bedroom Challenge’, I (and the girls) jumped at the chance! They gave us the imaginary budget of ยฃ400 for us to design the kids’ bedroom of our dreams. The girls were very excited about this. First of all, the girls told me what they felt they should have in their dream bedroom.

 

 

I was really surprised by our chat, and not just because it appears Youngest is desperate for a bunny rabbit! It is fair to say that there will be no live bunny rabbits going into the girls’ bedroom. No, I was surprised because their suggestions were actually quite sensible. I was also relieved because it appears that they have finally left the Frozen era behind. Yaaay! The girls have now moved onto Paw Patrol. This is very good news. Finally, my ears can recover from the never-ending renditions ofย ‘Let it Go’ ๐Ÿ˜‰ . Paw Patrol is an animated series in which a boy called Ryder, leads a pack of dogs known as the Paw Patrol. They work on various missions to protect the city called Adventure Bay.

 

As this is the girls’ bedroom, I handed over all control to them. I expected lots of arguments as they perused the George at Home website.ย They might share a bedroom but they are very different characters. Oldest likes nothing better than playing with her styling head and making things. Youngest likes nothing better than playing with her cars, building forts and destroying things. However, they managed to meet in the middle with their mutual love for Paw Patrol. It also helped that the George range is very extensive and reasonably priced. We soon discovered that the ยฃ400 budget goes a long way. In fact we didn’t manage to spend all of the budget, despite the girls having free rein!

 

Kids' Dream Bedroom Final Copy of the mood board

All products from George Home at Asda

 

As you can see from our mood board, Oldest has discovered a love for the colour pink. However,ย Youngest is not so keen on the colour pink. As a result, we came up with a pink, white and grey colour scheme. This classic colour scheme will tie everything together and stop the bedroom from becoming too cutesy. Grey and pink is such a sophisticated duo that it should be a colour scheme that doesn’t date. This colour scheme also helps unite the girls’ slightly eclectic tastes. The idea is to have a light grey feature wall, this will help create a lovely soothing space and, therefore help with bedtime: I hope!

 

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Grey and pink is a classic colour combination.

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Not everything in the room is Paw Patrol based; this means that we will be able to adapt the girls’ bedroom, and make changes as they get older and as their interests change. The Paw Patrol products are all very inexpensive so can be changed easily. The girls are very lucky as they have a large bedroom. However, they don’t have any real storage for their toys or books. Therefore, storage was at the top of our list. Oldest has always wanted a reading corner too. The bean bags and shelves would allow us to create a reading corner easily. Oldest would also like her own space to do her homework which is why she chose the desk. She loved the desk because it has a lift-up lid where she can store all of her work and pens.

 

The girls have done a great job in the challenge and they have created a brilliant bedroom. Do you like their ‘Potty about Paw Patrol bedroom?’ As I mentioned earlier, the whole bedroom cost a lot less than the ยฃ400 budget. If the girls actually won the challenge, and were able to create this bedroom, then there would be woofing (sorry poor Paw Patrol dog pun) for joy. I would also be a very happy mummy as their bedroom would have storage. This would mean no more chasing of my tail (sorry another poor dog pun) when it came to tidy-up time! If you are in need of some home decor inspiration then go and check out the George at Home website. You can also check out my Pinterest boards where I have collected lots of ideas.

 

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If you are a blogger then you too can take part in this fantastic challenge. You can find details here. Also check out #GeorgeousRoomChallenge on Twitter for further inspiration.

 

Finally, in the words of Oldest, “we hope that we win”. My two girls are really yapping ย ๐Ÿ˜‰ for a new bedroom.

 

Disclaimer – this was a collaborative post but all words are my own

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  1. rachelbustin says

    July 25, 2016 at 7:25 am

    Fantastic! My 6 month old loves Paw Patrol! I know it’s a tiny bit old for her but still! Your mood board and pin board are great. Lovely stuff on there.
    #triballove
    Xx

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:19 am

      Thanks Rachel! xx

  2. Jane Taylor ma says

    July 25, 2016 at 7:57 am

    Oh, the video is fabulous! They were very sensible too! I loved that oldest’s first request was for a reading corner (rather than an ipad station, lol).
    Some great ideas, here! I hope they win the Paw Patrol bedroom of their dreams #MarvMondays

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:20 am

      Fingers crossed xxx

  3. Laura: Adventures with J says

    July 25, 2016 at 8:30 am

    I love the pink and grey together! Really nice blend of girlie and clean lines. It is a timeless combination too. It must have been really special for the girls to be given the responsibility to design the room

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:20 am

      Thank you, they really enjoyed the challenge ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Laura - dear bear and beany says

    July 25, 2016 at 8:46 am

    My eldest daughter just loves pink and this would be her dream room too. She has suddenly started to like Paw Patrol after we went to her friends party recently and they had it as the theme. I love the desk, such a clever idea. Who knew George at Asda had such brilliant affordable bits?!? x #MarvMondays

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:20 am

      I know! They have such a great range at really good prices too ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Aba says

    July 25, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Love your mood board especially the colour palette – pink and grey is a great colour combination!x

  6. Aba says

    July 25, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Love your mood board some great decor inspiration you’ve created, especially the colour palette – pink and grey is a great colour combination!x

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:21 am

      Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. Mummy in a TuTu (@mummyinatutu) says

    July 25, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Awww well done girls! Sounds like you picked an absolutely gorgeous room and I love the colour choices. I really like that little desk too so cute!! I adore George Home because I think they have some excellent modern,character and classic pieces for you to choose from! Loved the mood board!!

    Good luck with the live bunny!!
    #marvmondays #tribballove

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:21 am

      Yes, such a great range. I love the desk too. I want one!

  8. Emma Plus Three says

    July 25, 2016 at 10:18 am

    Aw so cute ๐Ÿ™‚ Some great ideas here, I’m wanting to redecorate both kids rooms when we’ve finished the living room x #MarvMondays

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:22 am

      oooh exciting. Sounds like you are very busy in your house ๐Ÿ™‚

  9. Life as Mum says

    July 25, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    Such a great theme for a bedroom. Pink and grey look perfect together. My girls love Paw Patrol too.
    #MarvMondays

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:22 am

      Paw Patrol is such an improvement on Frozen!

  10. Bridie By The Sea says

    July 25, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    Love your mood board and the vlog is SO cute – I love how youngest is just gripped by the whole conversation. You’ve found some fab stuff here, I really enjoy a browse of the Home section in my local Asda, which my other half hates haha! xx #triballove #marvmondays

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:23 am

      You can’t beat a good home section can you! I could spend hours in there ๐Ÿ™‚

  11. The Tale of Mummyhood says

    July 25, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    Pink and grey is lovely! I really like the bookshelf, we need one for my daughters bedroom – a good excuse for a shop!

    • The Tale of Mummyhood says

      July 25, 2016 at 10:36 pm

      Oops – #bigpinklink

    • islandliving365 says

      July 26, 2016 at 8:23 am

      Yes, the bookshelf is really cool ๐Ÿ™‚

  12. Emma says

    July 26, 2016 at 11:51 am

    I love the grey and pink combo and am thinking of doing our lounge in this soon. our bedroom is grey and yellow and little mans is a light grey with the main primary colours and green ๐Ÿ™‚ #marvmondays

  13. Louise Pink Pear Bear says

    July 27, 2016 at 7:28 am

    Ooh, I’m loving all the girlie themed Paw Patrol stuff! It’s a big hit in our house too. Pink and grey is a classic. I’m loving all the vids you are doing too. Thanks for joining us at the #bigpinklink

  14. Lins @ Boo & MAddie says

    July 27, 2016 at 10:26 am

    I love the pink, white and grey colour scheme and Paw Patrol sounds exactly like the kind of thing I would have loved. I’m so out of touch with what children like these days but even the Frozen craze didn’t pass me by so I can understand why you’re relieved they’re moving on ๐Ÿ™‚ X #HomeEtc

  15. Becky at PinksCharming says

    July 27, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    Ah what a lovely combination they’ve picked! Love that desk – in fact it appears in my Ava’s own wishlist! She loves pink too! Good luck x #HomeEtc

  16. Helena says

    July 27, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    Oh good luck. Love the pink and grey combination. #MarvMondays.

  17. Caroline says

    July 27, 2016 at 6:46 pm

    Fab wish list, I hope you win too. I can’t wait to re-do the kids bedrooms when the move house. #HomeEtc x

  18. Nicola @twinmummyyummy says

    July 27, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    I love the pink and grey colouring. My boys are Paw Patrol mad too. I like the pink themed decorations you have picked. They will love it.

  19. mummyofboygirltwins says

    July 27, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    Such a great colour scheme and will work brilliantly together ๐Ÿ™‚ Plus, when they get bored of the current theme you can always change the accessories to suit! Keep us posted! Thanks for linking up #HomeEtc

  20. My Petit Canard says

    July 28, 2016 at 12:41 am

    What fabulous ideas! Our little one is very much into Paw Patrol at the moment too so I was pleased to see just how much stuff there is out there at the moment on your mood board. Pink and grey is one of my favourite colour combinations, your girls have good taste ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thanks for sharing this on #MarvMondays, I love the sound of the George challenge, how fun! Emily

  21. Stephanie Robinson says

    July 29, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    Grey and pink is a fab combination and one that should keep them both happy and grow with them. I remember a bedroom with a similar colour scheme in my teens and it felt very grown up (sorry they are still little and will be for ages!) Glad they were able to find some middle ground too – good luck getting it done ๐Ÿ™‚ #homeetc

  22. Tammymum says

    July 29, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    Oh there’s some great stuff here. Love the Pinterest board too, if I only I could make my birds into a reality, but with an OH who can’t use a screw driver there isn’t much hope. Video was fab, your littles ones did brilliantly, and who doesn’t love a reading corner! #marvmondays

  23. Elena says

    August 2, 2016 at 10:59 am

    My two are also Paw Patrol obsessed!
    I really like the pink & grey combination, I think it looks really nice. Good luck!
    #HomeEtc

  24. Caro | The Twinkle Diaries says

    August 2, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    HA!! The boys LOVE Paw Patrol!!!!! I’m not sure I would want a totally themed bedroom though…. you’re a much nicer mummy than me!!!! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Love the George Home paint range โ€” fab solours in there. Thanks for linking up with us lovely Caro xx #HomeEtc

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