Whether you need some new furniture, a total renovation or just some help with moving to your new place, here are the people who love to lend a hand with home improvement.

They say home is where the heart is, so why not make the most of your beloved property?

While improving the home can be incredibly exciting, it can also become expensive, tiring and time consuming. Luckily, there’s plenty of people in the ACT and surrounds with a passion for making homes better.

Whether you need some new furniture, a total renovation or just some help with moving to your new place, here are the people who love to lend a hand with home improvement.

Offering a large range of quality flooring

ENDEAVOUR Carpets offers the largest range of top-quality floor coverings in Canberra and Queanbeyan, with options that help keep the home warm in the winter and cool in the summer, says co-owner Taylor O’Brien.

Established in 1970, and still a family run business, Taylor says the business has maintained its original objective of displaying exceptional choices of carpet, timber, laminate and hybrid flooring, vinyl, vinyl planks and rugs.

Taylor describes their Fyshwick-based showroom as Canberra’s “greatest floor show” with thousands of samples on display, and an experienced team of flooring specialists to make the customer’s experience as easy as possible.

“Our showroom is so great that other retailers send their customers to view our huge range of top-quality floor coverings,” she says.

“As a family business, Endeavour Carpets appreciates that customers are spoilt for choice in a competitive market place, and so maintain an objective to offer the best service and products available and for the best possible price,” she says.

When customers visit Endeavour Carpets, Taylor says they experience a good, old-fashioned service from a long-standing, local family business.

“This is what really sets Endeavour Carpets apart from any regular carpet store,” she says.

“At Endeavour Carpets, we don’t just endeavour, we do.”

Endeavour Carpets, 33 Isa Street, Fyshwick. Call 6280 6132 or visit endeavourcarpets.com.au

New shop offers more fabrics than ever before

THE ART of Frippery now has a shop in Dirty Janes Canberra, providing even more fabrics to the region than ever before, says office manager Robyn Ebsworth.

“It’s stocking everything from stunning chairs, unique lamps and lampshades, beautiful cushions, luxurious throws, quality furnishing fabrics, leather, trims and even lampshade making kits,” says Robyn.

“The collection and products are updated regularly. The very popular offcuts drawer is currently full to the brim and a goldmine for crafters. If you have a bigger project in mind there is a myriad of fabric pieces from half a metre to two to three metres in size at discount prices.

The new shop will be operating out of Dirty Janes Canberra, a market in Fyshwick that’s described as “perfect for vintage collectors and creatives alike and is a fabulous experience of shopping”.

Robyn says the Art of Frippery also still has their fabric library in Beard for custom orders and consults.

“The retail space gives our customers access to discounted fabrics and leather hides without the need for a special order as well as rare vintage chairs and one-of-a-kind furnishings,” she says.

“Customers can follow us on Instagram to see new products as they become available at Dirty Janes.”

The Art of Frippery at Dirty Janes Canberra, 80 Collie Street, Fyshwick. Visit theartoffrippery.com.au or search The Art of Frippery on Instagram.

Canberra’s most eclectic range of second-hand furniture

LEADING second-hand furniture provider Ex-Government Furniture has something for everyone, says co-owner James Fullerton.

“We’ve got chairs for as low as $5 right now, through to chairs up to $2500,” he says.

With a quality range spanning a wide variety of time periods, budgets and designer styles, James says people can find items suited to any home or office.

“We’ve got designs by Sean Dix, a bunch of designer dining styles, dining chairs, bar stools and tables,” says James.

“At a fraction of the designer price.

“As well as plenty of storage solutions for a home office.

“We’ve even got coat stands and hat stands.”

He says Ex-Government Furniture offers everything, whether it’s a lounge, a desk or something else.

“We’ve got a heap of interesting items and objects here to see.

“There’s a huge amount of quality yet affordable furniture coming through the warehouse.”

The business, which has been operating for more than three decades, has become a well recognised part of Fyshwick and James says the suburb is more and more becoming “the place to be”.

Ex-Government Furniture, 6 Yallourn Street, Fyshwick. Call 6280 6490 or visit exgovfurniture.com

Kim’s passionate about improving your home

AS the owner of Renovation Matters, Kim Persson says her love of renovating has seen her take her passion from a hobby to a successful business and, with nearly 40 renovations under her belt, she’s got the experience and know-how to transform homes to the best effect.

“We can help people renovate to sell or re-tenant as well as renovate to enjoy their home even more,” she says.

Renovation Matters offers a “fix up, profit and pay later” process in which they can cover upfront renovation costs before settlement if you are selling.

“I’m hearing from some real estate agents that houses that are unrenovated or needing repairs are sitting on the market and not moving,’ says Kim.

“People haven’t got the time or energy in the current climate. It’s hard to get trades, supplies or even money to renovate.

“The houses with modern features like renovated kitchens, bathrooms and open living are selling with competition and interest from buyers, attracting premium pricing and selling faster.”

Kim says she works with specialised tradespeople who she trusts to bring their expertise and skill to clients’ renovation projects.

“We provide a full service for clients. We often are handed the keys, complete all renovation works including styling, putting the property on the market, and getting it sold, taking all the stress out of the equation for our clients.

“If we are needed to help a client, there’s nothing we can’t do to help make the renovation a stress-free experience.”

And Renovation Matters has an “explainable video” on its website, says Kim.

Renovation Matters, call Kim on 0427 696662 or visit renovationmatters.com.au

Experienced packers that save time and stress

THE local team at House to Home are experienced packers who have been helping Canberrans get their property ready for sales, renovations, insurance work, downsizing and relocating for over 10 years, says co-owner Renee Le Grande.

“Our expert team will save you hours of time and stress by packing all your personal belongings, household items, right through to packing up the shed,” she says.

“The team offers a personalised service and recognises every client is different and has different needs and expectations.

“Some people want the kitchen, bathroom and wardrobes packed, others want everything that is in a cupboard or behind a closed door.”

Renee says they also offer a full walk-in walk-out service, where clients hand over their keys and the staff completely clear the property, remove the furniture, take necessary items to a charity store, get the old property cleaned, and set everything up again in the new home.

House to Home. Call 0457 456767 or visit house-to-home.com.au

Bedding to suit everyone

THE Australian Bedding Company is a family-owned business that has operated for 25 years, says office manager Stephen Dinn.

“We have more than 35 beds and bedroom suites on display in our showroom,” he says.

“We truly offer ‘old fashioned service’ where your personal needs are catered for.

“We match your beds and furniture to your requirements. Our highly trained sales staff have time to spend with you and really find out what you want.”

Stephen says the company sources a high percentage of Australian made products, and source quality.

“We have our own delivery drivers, so quick delivery of stock items can be achieved by staff, not contractors,” he says.

“Being a long running family-owned business up against the big boys and franchises, we pride ourselves on being the leader in customer service.

“People can compare prices easily online and we are competitive on price, but we won’t be beaten on service.

“We are able to have bedroom furniture tailor made to suit bespoke requirements of size, shape and colour (painted or stained).”

Stephen says the Australian Bedding Company also has a large commercial division that adds to its buying power.

“We supply accommodation, bedding and furniture all over Australia, to universities, federal and local government agencies, numerous hotels, motels, B&B’s, hostels, backpackers and more.”

The Australian Bedding Company, 2/78 Hoskins Street, Mitchell. Call 6262 3260, or visit australianbeddingcompany.com.au

Affordable storage just over the border

A FAMILY-RUN business for more than 30 years, Self Storage Solutions was established to provide customers with storage options that are convenient, secure and affordable.

Located near the truck stop at Marulan, only a one-hour drive from Canberra, owner Lewis Jones says the business is proud to provide cost-effective storage options to people both in and outside metropolitan areas.

“Our monthly storage costs are easily half the price of a storage unit in Canberra,” he says.

“We have customers from the Snowy Mountains all the way to the northern beaches of Sydney and operate in a location that’s really convenient for customers and removalists.”

Lewis says the business is always striving to make things as easy as possible for their customers.

“We’ve recently installed automatic gates that are phone operated. Customers can call from their phone and go right through.”

Lewis says security is also one of their biggest priorities. 

“We’ve installed 24/7 security cameras and have cloud-based storage of everyone entering and exiting all the sites to make sure customers know what they’re storing is safe,” he says.

“We take pride in providing excellent customer service and looking after your property while it’s in our care.”

Self Storage Solutions, Call 9986 3618 or visit selfstoragesolutions.com.au