How to Choose Blinds and Curtains for Kids

Becoming a parent involves a whole lot of top notch organisational skills. There’s furniture to buy, budgets to consider and names to choose. Safety and style don’t have to be separate. When it comes to window coverings, we’ve got you (and your windows) covered....

Meet the Mansours

The story starts like this: in the mid-1890s, without knowing where he was headed, 17-year-old Joseph Mansour left his home in Lebanon and jumped on a ship that would sail him to the New World. As luck would have it, the ship he decided to board docked in Australia,...

Guide to Motorised Blinds

A motorised blind is an interior or exterior window covering controlled by a motor to open and close. They help with controlling heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. Remote controlled, wall switches or integration into automation system can all be used to...

Great Ways to Cool your Home

February is notorious for being a rainy month in Sydney. It’s also notorious for being hot. So what are some great ways to cool your home? When it comes to cooling down, there are loads of myths out there that we all buy into. It’s ok, we can admit it too. So let’s...

Design Trend: Velvet

Plush, dramatic and warm, velvet is a totally on point design trend for 2019. As a design trend, velvet is certainly one for the ages. Samples of velvet fabrics have been found in China, dating way back to around 221 BCE. In the 13th and 14th centuries Egypt produced...

How to Protect Your Furniture

Our Aussie love of big windows, indoor/outdoor living and full sun takes its toll on our homes and furnishings. So how do you protect your furniture from the sun? 1. Slip, Slop, Slap Let’s face it, your outdoor furniture will be the most hard working. While...