Curtains - oh, how I larfed
Apr 17th 2008, 11:07 am
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Apr 17th 2008, 11:11 am
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Curtains are another thing folks should remember to bring out with them. Ikea have great ones which are very cheap and hard-wearing. Also, cotton sheets and bed linen are much more expensive here and worth bringing out. In fact, bring everythink, even the kitchen sink!
Apr 17th 2008, 11:14 am
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Yes, that's what I've been told. I am trying to stock up on bedlinen. Asda Living to real bargains. Especially for Childrens beds. Also Tesco.
Apr 17th 2008, 11:20 am
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Could you also bring out a Tesco Super Store? Much needed here!
Apr 17th 2008, 11:21 am
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If I leave the contents of my shoe cupboard here, should fit it in no probs!!!
Apr 17th 2008, 7:57 pm
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Curtains are another thing folks should remember to bring out with them. Ikea have great ones which are very cheap and hard-wearing. Also, cotton sheets and bed linen are much more expensive here and worth bringing out. In fact, bring everythink, even the kitchen sink!
but none are wide enough.
Apr 17th 2008, 9:50 pm
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Just an idea....don't want her sitting round getting bored!!
Apr 17th 2008, 9:54 pm
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But it sounds possible to join them all up with a reasonably neat end product.
Apr 17th 2008, 10:36 pm
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Curtains are another thing folks should remember to bring out with them. Ikea have great ones which are very cheap and hard-wearing. Also, cotton sheets and bed linen are much more expensive here and worth bringing out. In fact, bring everythink, even the kitchen sink!
Just be aware that window sizes in NZ tend to be far bigger than in the UK.
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Apr 17th 2008, 11:03 pm
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And thermal lined curtains are good here as its feezing in my house in winter!!!!
Apr 18th 2008, 12:49 am
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And remember you will need to hang your curtains upside down as we are in the Southern Hemisphere, thats why you cant bring UK ones, they will hang upside down and you will look silly 
Apr 18th 2008, 2:05 am
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Measured up the living room, kitchen and dining room windows for some curtains today (you may recall I live in a greenhouse).
Popped to a shop in Tawa just out of interest to see what it would cost to have some made up. THey offered free making which I thought would be a winner.
So when they told me that it would cost just shy of $5000 in a very average material, i swallowed hard (trying to stifle a snigger, imagining the look on Dribble's face when I break the news to him).
And the cost of the material I actually liked? About $7500. *bom shiiinnnnng* (thats the drum and cymbol noise you get after the punchline in a joke).
"Oohhh shhhh**" (thats me wetting myself from laughing {mild panic laughing} all the way home).
Guess I will be talking to Karonious at some point about some curtain making!!!
Popped to a shop in Tawa just out of interest to see what it would cost to have some made up. THey offered free making which I thought would be a winner.
So when they told me that it would cost just shy of $5000 in a very average material, i swallowed hard (trying to stifle a snigger, imagining the look on Dribble's face when I break the news to him).
And the cost of the material I actually liked? About $7500. *bom shiiinnnnng* (thats the drum and cymbol noise you get after the punchline in a joke).
"Oohhh shhhh**" (thats me wetting myself from laughing {mild panic laughing} all the way home).
Guess I will be talking to Karonious at some point about some curtain making!!!
Apr 18th 2008, 3:19 am
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Holy Farts!
I was on to a winner then... I bought thermal lined fabric at $10/m in a sale at Spotlight... bought 30m to cover just three windows!
NZ houses have ridiculous amounts of glass, most of which run floor to ceiling, covering entire walls. This means a lack of window cills upon which to rest photos and suchlike, and means furnishing a room becomes a nightmare
I was on to a winner then... I bought thermal lined fabric at $10/m in a sale at Spotlight... bought 30m to cover just three windows!
NZ houses have ridiculous amounts of glass, most of which run floor to ceiling, covering entire walls. This means a lack of window cills upon which to rest photos and suchlike, and means furnishing a room becomes a nightmare
