HAVING a zebra in your bedroom might not be everyone's idea of fun, but little Daisie Veal is delighted with it.
The three-year-old has been given an original zebra print wardrobe that even neighs when it opens.
The original piece of furniture was given to her by her grandmother Viv Veal.
Viv and her partner Dave Temple have been running DV Interiors from Maida Vale Business Centre in Naunton Park for more than three years.
And the zebra wardrobe is by far the most unusual item of bespoke furniture they have created.
Viv said: "We wanted to try something completely new as well as giving Daisie a present, so it seemed like a great idea.
"We had the vinyl black and white print wardrobe and just wanted to try something new.
"That's when my partner, Dave Temple, came up with the idea of making it neigh.
"We make furniture to order and this is our fourth year of running the business and I think it must be the strangest thing we have made yet. We have done very traditional furniture, like big oak dressers, to more modern and funky things and so it was fun to create something this new."
With help from engineering friends, Dave managed to create the battery-powered sound on a similar fitting to a fridge light.
Although zebras make a high pitched-laughing like "ehh ehh ehh ehh" noise, the couple thought they would go for the more traditional sounds of a horse neighing.
A sounded Old MacDonald's Farm book helped create the noise, which has left Daisie from Crambray Place in astonishment.
Viv said: "She just loves it and laughs every time it opens up.
"It is a child-size double wardrobe and the good thing about our furniture is it is bespoke so you can have as many shelves and rails to fit.
"Animal print is really fashionable and Daisie really has something completely unique and individual.
"It did surprise her the first time she opened it up, but others we have spoken to seem to think it is a great idea."
She added that parents looking for a solution to their children dumping clothes on the floor instead of hanging them in a wardrobe could be interested in getting their own musical version.
Mum of two teenage boys, Sarah Green, from Benhall added: "Anything that would encourage my sons to open their wardrobe and put their clothes in it sounds like a great idea to me.
"I guess the novelty could wear off after a while though and their clothes would end up on the floor again.
"It is a great idea for little ones though. I can see why she loves it."
