Who could resist a delicious ice-cream on a hot summer’s day?! This finalist’s summer temptation inspired the design of a baby girl’s nursery.

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Summer temptation inspiration: “Ice-cream cones and bright summer dressesâ€� – Rabelani Mutondwa

The result…

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• Bright but soft and sweet, this is a lovely look for a little girl’s bedroom and our cordless cellular blind shades fit the bill perfectly!
• If you would like a room to ‘grow up’ with your daughter, opt for a white base in walls, blinds and shutters, and accessorise with the summery ice-cream colours. As your daughter gets older, change the theme or colour scheme by simply by updating soft furnishings and accessories.

Get the AMERICAN shutters’ product: Cellular shade blinds

• Made up of two or more layers of material which are joined at the pleats, cellular shade blinds have honeycomb shaped compartments which trap air and thereby increase both heat and sound insulation.
• Cordless cellular shade blinds are ideal for children’s rooms because, as every parent knows blinds’ cords are tempting for little hands and accidents can happen in a matter of seconds!
• Available in a wide range of colours, these shades suit not only nurseries and children’s bedrooms, but are perfect for most living spaces.
• Click here to read more about Cellular shade blinds.

Did this summer temptation speak to you?

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There is little more pleasurable than basking in winter sunshine slivering through a glass window or door on a cold day. These magic moments have us following the lazy sun with lizard-like devotion and curling our toes in wooly socks with delight. But alas, as soon as the sun is cloaked by cloud or bids an early goodnight, the cold grips us and we look for ways to replicate that natural warmth.

It is the same windows and doors that invite the winter sun into our homes that are responsible for losing our homes’ warmth. Glass windows and doors lose and gain heat in four ways: thermal radiation, heat conduction, convection and air leakage.

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With the increasing need to live in harmony with our environment and the rising costs of electricity, installing a product that would help insulate your home makes perfect sense. And with us, sensible is perfectly stylish too!

Treat your windows to cellular shade blinds and improve the insulation in your home.

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We are proud to introduce another first to the South African market; an anti-bacterial option to our shutters and blinds.

Anti-bacterial shutters and blinds are ideal for high traffic areas where communicable diseases are easily spread as well as in the homes where children and/or elderly residents suffer from compromised immune systems.

Sealed with Hygienilac, AMERICAN shutters range of anti-bacterial shutters and blinds will continue to kill off bacteria for as long as 10 years! The anti-bacterial properties are effective for years because of the lacquer’s inherently low water solubility.

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There are a few reasons why couples love to sneak off to hotels. The luxury, privacy and opulence of beautifully coordinated hotel rooms help couples unwind and enjoy a romantic escape.

While there’s nothing quite like a weekend getaway, there are so many ways to turn an ordinary bedroom into a private retreat for two.

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Put the champagne on ice because we’re bringing the romance back into the bedroom!

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As the grey clouds of winter give way to the warming rays of the African sun, nature begins to show off her beauty. Life explodes in full colour as our outdoor world welcomes spring.

Light is life and when the crisp morning dawn or the lazy afternoon sunshine comes knocking, there is no better way to refresh your indoor space than to let in the energy of the season with shutters or blinds.

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It’s been a long winter and we can’t wait for spring! Floral designs have bloomed on the runways for spring/summer 2010. Why not add stylish spring-inspired floral designs to your home décor?

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If green is more than a colour to you, you’ll love our eco-friendly Privacy Select and Privacy Premium custom-fit blinds.

Manufactured from Kiri wood, a lightweight but durable hardwood, Privacy Select and Privacy Premium custom-fit blinds offer exceptional light block-out with the first hole-free louvres and tightest louvre closure. Kiri wood has a beautiful wood grain texture with a satin appearance and is naturally insect resistant, enhancing the blinds’ durability. However environmentalists see the most attractive feature of Kiri wood as the role Kiri plantations play in mitigating climate change. Read the rest of this entry »