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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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- 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
- 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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- Which type of blinds for what rooms of the home?
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The best blind depends on the room. A room-by-room guide to choosing blinds for bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms, based on what each space needs.
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- Katie Kertesz
- Consultant
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- Best blinds for a conservatory
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The best blinds for a conservatory or sunroom, where bright sun, condensation and temperature swings rule out some materials and favour honeycombs, rollers, shutters and aluminium Venetians.
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- Kerrin Auld
- Consultant
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- Should your curtains be floor length?
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Getting curtain length right is important, but it can be tricky to measure. Our consultants help Kiwi homeowners measure and hang curtains every day. This guide covers everything you need to know about curtain length in NZ homes.
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- Jennifer Elliot
- Consultant
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- 8 simple tricks for keeping cool in summer
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When summer is a scorcher, there are lots of no-cost or low-cost ways to help make you and your house feel cooler.
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- Kerrin Auld
- Consultant
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- Choosing the right blinds for your home
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Not sure which blinds will suit your home? From blind types and key features to room-by-room advice, this guide covers everything you need to know.
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- Karina Dollman
- Consultant
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- Choosing the right shutters for your home
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Not sure which shutters will suit your home? From shutter styles and key features to room-by-room advice, this guide covers everything New Zealand homeowners need to know.
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- Wendy Roberts
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- Make your home cosy and warm with winter curtains
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When temperatures drop, windows become significant sources of heat loss. This is where thermal curtains for winter become more than just a decorative element – they're a practical solution to keeping your home warm and energy-efficient.
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- Kerrin Auld
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- Hide your curtain rails for a more minimal aesthetic
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Minimalism remains a popular choice for many. With clean lines, clutter-free spaces and a serene feel, its easy to see the appeal.
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- Aria Jansen
- Consultant
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- Get the best of both worlds with dual track curtains
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If you’ve been considering new curtains, one of the questions you’ll come across early in the process is whether you want something sheer and light filtering or something blockout. There are benefits to both sheer and blockout curtains, depending on what you need. But having both is an option that you might not have considered!
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- Karina Dollman
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