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2019: What To Look Forwad To

Its 2019 people and as the as the cliche goes, time goes! And so, what can our valued clientele look forward to this year? To begin with, we will start by canning the R5 999 advert that has been running now for most of the year, in on form or the other. Of course, those clients who have called in, in response to the Kitchen proposition encapsulated by this ad, just prior to the canning, will have their orders honored under the terms of the selfsame ad. But there after, as we roll out new ads, no queries based on that ad will be entertained. One thing, however, will remain true in 2019: we, at APT Designs, will still continue to offer our clientele the very best in custom built-in-cabinet services including on Kitchen, Closets, Bathroom Vanities, Wall-to-Wall/Floor-to-Ceiling Units, Coffee Tables and whats more! we will add more items to our offering to include items such as Chests-of-Drawers and Dressing Tables, all built with one aim in mind: durability and true value for your mo...

How The Tale Of A 'Small' Kitchen Was Debunked In Midrand

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I have always been amazed at how often we underestimate a space—until a kitchen has been designed, assembled, and installed. That was exactly the case recently with a client I'll call Ms Maroo of Midrand. As is so often the way, she spotted my advert online and put through a call requesting a site visit. I promptly complied—if you can apply "promptly" to a visit that took place only two or three weeks after the initial call—and collected the measurements. I must admit: even to me, the proposed space appeared relatively small. But as I said at the outset of this story, that was before we fleshed out the design and began the installation. The Shape of Deception To give you an idea, we were dealing with an L‑shaped space, with an arch on one of the walls. In hindsight, I believe that huge arch was the culprit—it played tricks on the eye, shrinking everything around it. So we decided to fight back. We chose to utilise as much open space as possible, transforming that modest L...