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           Dreams can come true at Curtain Dream

   For Iris and Richard Gardiner the  Iris. "With Richard's background  with its hundreds of curtain  or for the whole house, and can
   last two years has been a hectic,  in the fashion industry, Curtain  samples, and now a recently  assist you choose the best curtains
   but satisfying time. In setting up  Dream was just right for us when  delivered range of sofas and  in harmony with existing
   Curtain Dream in Havelock  it was launched."           chairs, having just discovered it.  furniture.
   Street, they took a step into   The Curtain Dream colourful   "Furnishing a room or a house   "Its been eighteen months since
   something completely new and  and interesting shop window  can be very confusing," explained  we actually opened and I think
   are enjoying themselves greatly.  looks out on Havelock Street, one  Iris. "There are so many  we're only just becoming known.
     "We had been planning to set  of Swindon's few 'traditional'  combinations of colour, style and  It's been hard work and long
   up a business for some time and  shopping streets. Surprisingly  finish that people need help.  hours, but I couldn't go back into
   were looking fora franchise," said  people still come into the shop  Providing personal attention to  an office environment now.
          Iris and Richard Gardiner in their Havelock Street shop   customers is very important to us  Pleasing our customers is really
                                                          and our service extends beyond  enjoyable."
                                                          the shop. I visit the home to   Curtain Dream can be found at
                                                          measure and estimate and  38 Havelock Street in Swindon
                                                          Richard does the fitting. We can  and their telephone number is
                                                          provide curtains for one window   513701.


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