Transport Bookshelf from Room To Grow

One day, not too long ago (17 years to be precise) Room To Grow appeared to help parents and children make the biggest decisions when it comes to bedroom furniture. We all know that age old battle between the practicality that parents want versus the wants of the child and their imagination and no one wants to back down. And now they don’t need to…

Room To Grow supplies cleverly designed beds and furniture that are fun yet practical to suit both parents and children’s needs. Room To Grow offers real solutions for both parents and children.

When they got in touch with me and asked if we would like to help in celebrating Roald Dahl Day on the 13th September by reviewing one of their bookshelves, I couldn’t wait to get involved. Not only is Roald Dahl my favourite children’s author but Thomas and Charlie had been needing a bookshelf in their bedroom for a while now so it seems like perfect timing.

After much deliberation, I chose the Teamson Transport Bookshelf to review as I thought this would suit the boy’s bedroom the most.

Emptying the box, I first of all, was pleased to note how solid the wood is and how durable it looked. Every piece was wrapped to make sure it was scratch free and the vivid colours stood out, especially the drawings of the vehicles which are all very detailed. The solid metal ‘Teamson’ badge on the back of the bookshelf gave me confidence that this was going to be a sturdy product.

There seemed to be quite a lot of pieces but as I don’t mind a bit of DIY, I got stuck straight in. (with a little help from my hubby)

The instructions were very easy to read, although I did screw one bit on backwards as it wasn’t explained that the groove needed to be facing downwards but that was simple to rectify as luckily I was doing it in steps and it was easy to just unscrew and turn the correct way.

The bookshelf was actually put up quite quickly and since each of the pieces had a little sticker with a number on it, corresponding to what was in the instructions, this made it easier to identify each part and follow the instructions without having to search bit by bit.

The bookshelf looks beautiful up, just what every young boy would love to have in their bedroom and this was no exception for my boys. They loved the pictures of trains, cars and planes and couldn’t wait to start stacking their books on it.

The sturdiness is incredible. Many times, the boys have banged into it or even climbed on it and it just stands there, no wobbling, no creaking, just there, solid!

Having the extra draw underneath it is great for a bit of extra storage and Thomas keeps some of his cars in it at the moment. Apparently, this is what it has been made for since the bookshelf shows pictures of cars (You just can’t fault a childs mind!)

I know that this will be a staple piece in the boy’s bedroom for years to come!

For me personally, I am in 2 minds. Before I received the bookshelf, I thought that the price tag of £110 was quite steep for what it was but now I have seen it in all its glory, felt its solidness and noted that it will no doubt last a lifetime, I actually wouldn’t mind paying that amount of money for it and am glad that I got the chance to check out a product which I would not normally buy as it has made me think about how I perceive products based on their prices.

The only problem is that now I want to collect the rest of the furniture from this range to complete the collection.

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