Want to put your money where your heart is? Locally made products come with a whole lot of benefits – typically higher quality and greater attention to detail being in the top two. The face behind the product had a dream of starting up on their own, knew...
Curtains, particularly thermal lined ones, can reduce heat loss by as much as 60%, depending on the type of windows your home is fitted with. The key to ensuring you get the most out of your curtains is in understanding exactly how heat is lost, and how the use of...
It’s time to bid farewell to summer for another year and start facing the reality that soon it’s going to be cold and damp for a while. As we enter those colder months and condensation appears on the windows, we thought it was a good time to share some tips on...
Curtains are an essential part of every home’s decor. And having the right curtains can be the last piece to the puzzle – the furnishing that makes the room, while having the wrong ones . . . well, no one wants to look at bad curtains. When given an...
These are super easy to make and provide hours of creative play as well as encourage the development of your toddler’s hand-eye coordination and attention span. To make some chalkboard blocks of your own you’ll need to gather a few supplies (Bunnings or Mitre 10...
These five tips will help to keep your house greens looking lush! 1. Potting and repottingWhen potting a plant, choose a pot that has good drainage and always use a good quality potting mix (I use Tully’s Perfect Potting). If you do have a pot without drainage, you...
Look, we have to be honest, curtain linings are not the sort of thing that will blow your hair back with sheer delight. It’s sort of hard to get excited about a functional item like this – a bit like getting excited about a new water heater, carpet underlay, or new...
We are passionate about fabrics and finding the right solutions for our customers. With over 110 years of experience in the textile industry we have compiled some of this knowledge and look forward to sharing it with you over the next year through our blog...
Cockroaches are an extremely common household pest throughout all of New Zealand and although they make you shudder when you see them, they thankfully do not pose many health risks, however they can transmit diseases, so it is best to keep them out of your home. As...
Check your smoke alarms Smoke alarms provide an early warning in case of a fire inside your home. Traditional alarms beep when they detect smoke or fire, while smart detectors also send an alert to your phone. There should be a smoke detector in every room in your...
