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The Big Bedroom Makeover

Recently we were contacted by the lovely people over at Hillary's and asked if we would like to get involved with their big bedroom makeover campaign. Having recently spent a lot of time getting Maxwell's room up to a good standard, I felt it was time for Ben and I to get our room up to a better standard. I sent snaps over to Hillary's of our bedroom and after a short period of time, we were sent some tips by interior stylist Joanna Thornhill on how to improve our room.

I had a budget of £100 to transform our room and I really wanted to make our room look different to the boring bland room that it had been for around 2 years. Thanks to Joanna's tips I was able to complete our room makeover in less than a month which I was thrilled about. With Christmas around the corner I wanted our room to look special, homely and warm and I feel that is what I have created with our room.



Joanna Thornhill's Recommendations:

1. The built-in cupboards in the wall opposite your bedhead are quite dominating, I'd try and blend these into the room a little more - Thank's to Joanna's recommendation, I decided to paint these cupboard doors and tried to make them blend into our room a little more. I also decided to remove the horrid old gold door knobs and opted for some light crystal ones which I knew would fit into our room well.

2. Your furniture looks smart and your look seems well put together, but breaking away slightly from your earthy colour palette would add a little more interest and make the space feel more homely - Following Joanna's advice I added more colour into the room. I decided to go with the colour green and opted for a new bedspread which included a new runner and bed cushion. I opted for a new vase and housed some coloured flowers inside and I also decided to purchase myself a white birdcage that will house a candle, the candle is of course green in colour.

3. Adding a few more artworks to your bedhead wall would create a more cosy feel, too - stick to uneven numbers and group them relatively closely, to stop them feeling disparate - Following Joanna's advice not only did I go out and purchase some new artwork, I also bought a headboard for our bed. I wanted the bed to look a little better against the wall so I also opted into buying myself some flower lights to twist around the head board.



Over 20 bloggers completed Hillary's big room makeover's, you are able to view all our room transformations here. I really enjoyed taking part in this challenge and I am thrilled with the results. I can not believe that I manged to stick to the £100 budget that I had and I can not believe how bright and airy my room now looks. I think every blogger's room looks fantastic after seeing the amazing montage that Hillary's have created and it is clear to see everyone has followed Joanna's tips.

Have you been meaning to do a room makeover but have not got round to it? Why not pop over to Hillary's website and create some room makeover ideas?
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Maxwell's Bedroom Wishlist

Recently we have been giving the house a make over. We have spent a lot of time looking around at items to buy for our home. We have browsed shops and the internet for goodies that will fill our home. I wanted to create a warm, friendly environment that we all love and enjoy. In the next few weeks,  I plan to write several short posts to show you what we have been up to however I thought I would post a wishlist of thing's that we have left to buy for Maxwell's room.

Maxwell's Bedroom Wishlist

Soon we will be looking to transform Maxwell's toddler bed into a single bed, although finding a single bed frame is often easy, I do try and take extra care when it comes to buying a mattress. I often go for well known brands that I know have a good reputation. I would love to buy Max a Silentnight mattress as I believe Silentnight as a brand are a very reputable company. We currently have a Silentnight mattress and it allows us to have a fantastic night's sleep, I would hope that by buying Maxwell a Silentnight mattress, he would also be able to have a fantastic night's sleep.


For a while, I have been after a toy box seat cushion for Maxwell's room. At the present moment Maxwell's toy box houses all his fancy dress costumes however it would be a nice touch if he was able to sit on his toy box and read books or play with toys. Toy box seat cushions can be very expensive however I  have managed to find this bright, colourful, star pattern cushion for just £25 over at GLTC which is a bargain. This is something which I would love to be able to add to Maxwell's room over the next few weeks.

As a parent, I am aware of the dangers which can happen in the household. Since Maxwell was small I have been extra careful when it comes to buying furniture. I hate filling his room with furniture that is tall or  with furniture that can be a potential falling hazard. Due to this, instead of getting Maxwell a tall bookcase to house his books I have been looking at small sling bookcases. Sling bookcases are the perfect storage systems for young children. Most are bright and attractive and most sit and stand nicely on the floor. Although Maxwell will grow out of this item in a few years, I think it is the perfect storage item to have in Maxwell's room for the time being.

Recently I have been wanting to brighten Maxwell's bedroom walls up however I have not had the time, patience or money to decorate Maxwell's room. Recently I have been wanting to add wall art to Maxwell's bedroom. I have recently come across these bright, bold wall art canvases, which are perfect to add to Maxwell's bedroom.

I have been looking out for a nice bright cushion since I decided to finish off Maxwell's bedroom. I wanted the cushion to stand out from the crowd, match the theme I set for Maxwell's room, be toddler friendly and having a meaning. Recently I manged to find a cushion at Tesco which fits all these want's. It was priced well and I am hoping it would be something that makes Maxwell's room unique.
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Brother Max Non-Contact Thermometer Review

Just before Christmas Maxwell was rather poorly with a bug. He had a high temperature and had a bad cold. Normally I would have to fight with Maxwell to try and get his temperature using a thermometer in his ear which sometimes gave me a inaccurate reading however much to my relief we were recently sent the new Brother Max Non-Contact Thermometer.

The Non-Contact Thermometer is a great little product that is designed with parent and child in mind.
It is bright, compact and easy to use. It is the perfect size to grip in one hand which enables you to hold your sick child if needs be with the other hand. The design of the thermometer means that it is a non-contact thermometer. All you have to do is simply hold the thermometer close to your child's forehead and press a button for a reading.


There are many clever features about the thermometer. The thermometer has a great feature that uses a traffic light system. The light indicates weather your child's temperature is normal, raised or high, along with this the thermometer will actually give you a number reading. In addition to the traffic light system the thermometer also includes a back light which is perfect at night as it stops me having to turn lights on to see the temperature reading.

The thermometer has a clever memory feature and can store previous temperature readings which is handy for tracking how your child's temperature is progressing. This feature is brilliant especially if you have to go to the doctors and they asked if your child's temperature is raising.


The Thermometer also has a feature which lets you not only take your child's temperature but also room temperature. I will find this feature useful in the summer as Maxwell's room sometimes overheats, so it will be great to find out if we need to open windows or even bring a fan into his room to stop him getting hot and bothered.

The thermometer is priced at £34.99 on offer at Boots at the present moment. The thermometer requires 2 x AAA batteries to work which are supplied.

I did not receive any financial reward for writing this review.
However we did receive the product for review purposes. Everything written in this post is my own, honest opinion.
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