Beaches COVERED. Issue 33 - Winter: Age

Tailored Finishing Touch

Michelle Begley is a Director of nuevue, a window furnishings company on the Northern Beaches that delivers high quality products and an impressive end-to-end service. In a catch up with Beaches COVERED. she recalls playing in her grandmother’s retail studio with in-house workroom in Bondi and how these profound childhood memories shaped her life forever.

With a legacy spanning three generations, nuevue has been crafting premium window treatments and luxury soft furnishings, including indoor and outdoor solutions since 2007.

“My late grandmother, Diana, was an industry leader for over 30 years,” says the nuevue Director, and local Mum-of-three, Michelle Begley.

“My Father, Jonathan, worked alongside her. He’s now coming up to 42 years in the industry. When I was a child, my weekends and holidays were spent immersed in fabrics, trims, curtain hardware and lending a hand for onsite installations.

“My earliest memories are of making up curtain tracks with my father and laying out fabrics on the work benches with the tailors and seamstresses. I was like a kid in a candy store; everything was exciting.”

Following university, Michelle worked as a primary school teacher before making her way back to the industry where her family’s business began. Originally based out of a double lock up garage, it was the quest for more space and business expansion that brought her northside.

“We started our business in Bellevue Hill, which is where the spelling of nuevue is inspired from. When the business required a bigger premises, we got our passports and moved across the bridge,” she laughs.

Now, nestled in the industrial heart of Cromer, nuevue is a cherished lifestyle business that loves helping their clients bring their dreams to life, tailoring their vast array of functional and aesthetic desires.

“Window and soft furnishings can make a huge difference to the look and feel of your home,” explains Michelle. “And the thing is, leaving it to the last minute can sometimes lead to a compromise in the desired outcome.”

The dedicated team at nuevue work closely with architects, builders and decorators, offering the full end-to-end service from initial design to installing, which guarantees stunning aesthetics, accuracy and flawless execution.

“We can offer a lot more to our clients when we come in at the beginning of the process,” explains Michelle.

“For instance for motorised products, we can talk directly to the electrician, and there are a lot more possibilities to create something special. Everything is thought out well and the pieces of the puzzle click together beautifully on final installation day.”

Michelle takes pride in cultivating strong and meaningful relationships with her clients and admits there’s something special about being involved from the beginning to the end.

“Sometimes we arrive onsite when there aren’t even walls in place. Fast forward and we are there to put on the finishing touches at that moment when it all comes together. We love sharing that with our clients.”

nuevue window and soft furnishings feature in homes across the Eastern Suburbs, North Shore and the Northern Beaches, as well as the Inner West, Central Coast and Southern Highlands.

“To explore our full range, we invite people to drop into our NEW showroom in Cromer. It’s a wonderful space for our clients and decorators to see, touch, feel and experience our products. Having our clients as part of the creating and designing process is important to us and here we can explore all the possibilities,” adds Michelle. “If it’s not possible to come into the showroom, we also do onsite consultations where we bring our mobile showroom to you!”

NueVue Windows and Soft Furnishings
Suite 1 / 4-7 Villiers Place, Cromer 2099
(02) 9300 8830  //  info@nuevue.com.au
INSTA: @nuevue_window_furnishings
www.nuevue.com.au