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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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enjoyed. If planted in a small bed Glasgow there was a bowl sculpted
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South and west facing positions in different shades.
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