Window Coverings Blog
The 7 Problems To Consider In Choosing The Right Curtains
Choosing the Right Curtains Choosing The Right Curtains - What Do You Need To Consider?We use our curtains, blinds and shutters every single day. We open them in the morning while half asleep, absentmindedly adjust them to keep the sun off the TV, and pull them closed...
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How To: Clean your Blinds and Shutters
Have you recently invested in brand new blinds and shutters for your home? Do you want your window coverings to stay looking fresh and clean? As manufacturers of high quality, locally made blinds and shutters, we understand the importance of looking...
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Design Advice: Trends of Winter 2017
With a chill in the air and the darker evenings upon us, it’s time to review the trends for autumn 2017. Classic customers love our Aluminium Plantation Shutters - we love hearing from our customers. Our Aluminium Plantation Shutters are our most popular...
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Dual Roller System: Combining Sleek Style with Privacy
Dual Roller Blind System Offering both practicality and style, a dual roller blind system is the ideal window treatment for those wanting a simple yet private way of life. Layering a beautiful light-filtering screen with a heavier blockout creates a streamlined look,...
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Overwhelmed by your New Build or Renovation?
Whether you are selecting new fixtures, choosing your colour scheme or attempting to remain within your budget, building or renovating your home can be a very stressful process. We have put together some helpful tips and tricks that should make your design...
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Meet our new member of the team – Ross Stringer
After plenty of lengthy discussions and management meetings, our owners, Bev, Stephen and Ginny, have decided to appoint an Operations Manager who will oversee the future growth of Classic Blinds and Shutters. We met with Ross, our new Operations Manager, to discuss...
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Industrial Metallics
Metallic fabrics, fixtures and fittings have been around for a long time, however the appreciation of the modern industrial aesthetic has ignited a flame within designers around the world. A recent trend is to utilise metallic fabrics in window coverings.
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How To: Window Coverings in Kitchens
Kitchens truly are the centre of the home... An area where children raid the fridge, homework is spread over the benchtops and water is splashed everywhere. In this sense, it seems obvious that the decision of window coverings in your kitchen should not be taken...
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When Practicality meets Style…
For a long time, roller blinds have been overshadowed by their shuttered siblings, and their true potential has not been realised by the masses. For such a simple and clean design, the roller blind offers much more, and is easily customised to suit your every need....
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Using Prints with a Purpose
The new wave of minimalism and ‘less is more’ is preventing bold prints from achieving their true glory. Whilst there is always a place for simplicity and functionality within the home, creating a warm and comforting environment can be easily achieved through the use of bold colour, prints and textures.
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Classic Plantation Shutters and MacDonald Jones Homes
Plantation Shutters in MacDonald Jones Display homes McDonald Jones has been in the building business for 30 years. Since the inception of McDonald Jones back in 1987, they have raised the bar in the new home industry, garnered the respect of consumers and shone among...
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