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Blinds, shutters & curtains advice for Geelong homes

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Seasonal Guide · 24 August 2026

Spring Clean Checklist: Refreshing Your Blinds, Shutters & Curtains

Spring cleaning always seems to skip the windows themselves. Here’s a room-by-room way to work through blinds, shutters and curtains, and how to tell when it’s time to replace rather than clean.

Plantation Shutters: Do They Really Add Home Value in Geelong?

Spring listing season is coming up around Geelong. Of everything you could spend on before a sale, plantation shutters are one of the few window upgrades that genuinely gets noticed.

Winter Insulation: How the Right Blinds Cut Heat Loss in Geelong Homes

With winter still biting across Geelong and the Bellarine, your windows are one of the biggest places a home loses heat. Here’s what actually helps, and what’s just marketing.

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