Tips & advice
Blinds, shutters & curtains advice for Geelong homes
Practical guides from Jackson and the team, no fluff, just what actually helps when you're choosing window furnishings for your home.
Seasonal Guide · 10 August 2026
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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Seasonal Guide · 20 July 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.
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Buying Guide · 6 July 2026
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.
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Buying Guide · 29 June 2026
Curtains vs Blinds: What’s Actually Better for a Geelong Home?
It’s one of the first questions almost every Geelong homeowner asks us during a free measure and quote. Here’s the honest, room-by-room answer rather than a one-size-fits-all recommendation.
Read more → Buying Guide · 22 June 2026
Blockout vs Sunscreen Roller Blinds: Which One Does Your Room Need?
It’s the fabric question we get asked more than any other on a roller blind quote. Here’s how to actually decide, room by room, instead of defaulting to whichever one was on the last house you saw.
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Buying Guide · 15 June 2026
Outdoor Blinds vs Awnings: What Suits Your Geelong Alfresco Better?
Alfresco areas around Geelong and the Bellarine deal with more wind than most, which changes this decision more than people expect. Here’s how to think it through.
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Buying Guide · 8 June 2026
Roller Shutters: Security, Noise Reduction and What They Really Add
Roller shutters get sold on security and noise reduction more than any other benefit. Here’s what’s genuinely true, and where the marketing gets ahead of reality.
Read more → Buying Guide · 1 June 2026
Made-to-Measure vs Off-the-Shelf Blinds: Is Custom Actually Worth It?
We measure a lot of windows that already have a hardware-store blind hanging in them, usually the wrong size. Here’s what made-to-measure actually buys you over off-the-shelf.
Read more → Buying Guide · 25 May 2026
Best Window Coverings for Coastal Homes Around Geelong and the Bellarine
Coastal conditions around Ocean Grove, Torquay and Geelong’s bayside suburbs are harder on window furnishings than most people expect. Here’s what materials actually cope.
Read more → Design Guide · 18 May 2026
Layering Curtains and Blinds: A Practical Design Guide
Layering isn’t just about how a window looks, done properly it solves light control, privacy and insulation problems neither option handles perfectly on its own.
Read more → Buying Guide · 11 May 2026
Choosing the Right Window Coverings for Each Room in Your Home
The right window covering isn’t the same from room to room, and treating it as one house-wide decision is where a lot of quotes go sideways. Here’s a practical room-by-room starting point.
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Buying Guide · 4 May 2026
Security Doors vs Security Shutters: Which Suits Your Geelong Home?
These solve different problems, even though they often get lumped together as “home security.” Here’s how to work out which one your home actually needs, or whether it’s both.
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