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- How to choose curtains and blinds for your renovation
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How to choose curtains and blinds when renovating: finding a cohesive style, working out what each room needs functionally, and planning a budget you can stage room by room.
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- Kelly Erichsen
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- Choosing curtains for your kitchen
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Why curtains usually are not the best choice for a kitchen, and the safer, easier-to-clean blind and shutter options to use on kitchen windows instead.
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- Karen Hume
- Consultant
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- Create a serene, relaxing home with natural and muted colours
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How to create a calm, serene home with earth tones and muted colours, from choosing a palette and painting walls to custom curtains, blinds and finishing touches.
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- Fran Botha
- Consultant
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- How to clean your blinds
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How to clean every type of blind, from PVC, aluminium and wooden venetians to fabric roller, roman and honeycomb blinds, plus handy tips to make it easy.
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- Kerrin Auld
- Consultant
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- Modernising art deco homes
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How to modernise an art deco home for comfortable living while keeping its character, from what to renovate versus restore to getting the look with the right fabrics and blinds.
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- Lynne Whitteker
- Consultant
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- Choosing blinds for your kitchen
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How to choose blinds for the kitchen: the best moisture- and heat-resistant materials, getting light right, the look, and unobtrusive options for open-plan spaces.
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- Kerrin Auld
- Consultant
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- Choosing child and pet safe window furnishings
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A safe home starts with thoughtful choices, especially if you have young children or pets. While many modern window furnishings include safety features, it helps to understand your options before you buy. At Russells, we offer a range of child and pet safe solutions across our curtains and blinds. Our consultants will guide you to the right option for your home, lifestyle and budget.
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- Lynne Whitteker
- Consultant
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- Choosing the perfect blinds for your bedroom
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How to choose the best blinds for your bedroom, covering style, calming colour, light control and privacy, noise, child safety and easy operation.
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- Natasha Dale
- Consultant
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- Choosing curtains for an open floor plan
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How to choose curtains for an open-plan kitchen, dining and living space, from zoning and room dividers to light, warmth and keeping the look coordinated.
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- Kelly Eades
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- Blind choices for your apartment
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The best blinds for apartment living, where privacy, night-time darkness, noise and limited space all matter: wood Venetians, roller blinds, Elegance Shades and honeycombs.
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- Madeleine
- Consultant
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- Choosing curtains for your living room
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How to choose living room curtains: balancing window and room size, light control and insulation, easy operation, and how they look day and night.
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- Gabrielle King
- Consultant
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- Decorating small spaces
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Practical ways to make a small space feel bigger, from maximising light and clever storage to the window furnishings and colours that open a room up.
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- Madeleine
- Consultant
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