Tag: aotearoa

  • Our grandparents were right after all

    Remember your grandparents’ lovely, patterned curtains that went right to the floor, topped off with matching pelmets? How grandma would close the curtains at 5pm everyday to keep the warmth in… Well, it turns out they knew what they were doing all along. By having double lined curtains that went to the floor, pelmets that…

  • Why curtains?

    Double-lined full length curtains are an extremely effective way to retain heat in homes. That’s because windows are usually the thinnest part of a building, hence heat escapes easily here. Even in insulated, double-glazed homes, windows are responsible for significant heat loss. Though the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes) Act stipulates basic insulation and ventilation requirements,…