NORTH-EAST homebuilder Dunelm Homes is on a mission to unearth the region s finest young design talent by putting their newest development show home into the hands of pupils from North Park Primary School in Spennymoor.

The Year 5 and 6 pupils are being given the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild by designing the bedroom of Dunelm Homes newest show home at the Thinford Gardens development in Spennymoor, which is due to open this spring.

To kick-start the design project the pupils aged between nine and 11 took part in a two-hour workshop organised by Dunelm Homes to learn more about what their bedroom design must include and what additional extras they could add to make it stand out.

Pupils were encouraged to be as creative as possible, with ideas ranging from Jacuzzis next to the bed to wardrobes with secret passwords and a television that produced sweets.

Sylvia Oldham, sales advisor from Dunelm Homes, said: It s certainly interesting to get insight from the younger generation about what they feel is missing from current trends in bedroom design.

Unfortunately, I dont quite think we ll be able to install a Jacuzzi in the childrens bedroom of our new show home, but we were excited to see and hear some of the fantastic ideas the pupils came up with during our design workshop.

We are confident that with the energy and enthusiasm of the pupils at North Park Primary School, and the quality construction skills of the Dunelm Homes team, we will have a show home to showcase the creativity and inspiration of all the pupils involved.

The pupils will be designing the main childrens bedroom at the Thinford Gardens development show home by developing a selection of design mood boards with their ideas. Each of the ideas will be presented to Dunelm Homes, giving pupils the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with an interior designer to turn their ideas into reality.

This is a project which helps to partner education with local business in an exciting and interesting way and broaden our pupils understanding of not only the different types of careers available in design and construction, but also the real process behind the building of new homes in the area, said Patricia Monk, the school s headteacher.

The pupils came up with some wonderful ideas during the initial workshop and are now hard at work creating their own bedroom.

No doubt this will stretch the realms of their imagination.

Thinford Gardens is close to our school so its nice for our pupils to be directly involved in whats happening in the local community. We can t wait to see the final bedroom design unveiled at the show home.

For further information about the range of properties available at Thinford Gardens, contact Sylvia Oldham on 07875 403190 or log on to dunelmhomes.co.uk.