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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 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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- 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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- Things that affect the style of your blinds
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The details that shape how your blinds look: fabric and material, colour and pattern, slat width and direction, where they hang, how they operate, and the room they are in.
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- Gabrielle King
- Consultant
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- How to choose curtains for high ceilings
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How to choose and hang curtains for high ceilings, covering rod height, floor-to-ceiling length, width, the best fabrics for long drops, and when to consider blinds.
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- Madeleine
- 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
- Consultant
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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
- Consultant
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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
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