The Story: Karen Salmon has lived in her Ballarat home since 1993. She’s been a single parent for over 20 years and has never had much money to update the property. This is an issue now that it has come time to sell.
Karen’s daughters
have all grown up and moved away to start new lives in Melbourne. This means Karen
has spent years travelling there to babysit her granddaughters. Finally
Karen bit the bullet and bought an apartment off the plan in Collingwood, but
Karen’s apartment build is now ahead of schedule and she needs to pay the
balance early.
The Ballarat
home has been officially on the market since November 2014 and Karen and her
daughters are now starting to panic, as the deadline to pay for the apartment
is fast approaching. They feel overwhelmed and not sure what to do next.
The Problem: The front of the house had great street appeal, but really needed a tidy up. The backyard did not look welcoming, and needed a slight revamp as it had great potential.
The biggest issue with the interior of the house were the dated bathroom and kitchen. On top of that, the floor plan lacked defined areas. The carpet was wrinkled and worn, which made the house look very run-down.
The house had a lot of architectural detail, and the hardest part was finding the perfect blinds to compliment and not interfere with the details and distract the eye from the heritage feel of the home.
The Solution: The main solution was to keep the heritage of the house, but add in a modern twist. Potted plants were added to the front of the house to create street appeal. By painting the windows and external high areas, the exterior was automatically brightened, giving the Ballarat home a new lease of life.
The floor plan inside the house was fixed by blocking up the doorway from the hall to the lounge. This created a more contained lounge area and less of a corridor access to the kitchen. The dated bedroom was transformed into a library, and this room also served as the new access point to the kitchen. A complete overhaul brought the 80's looking kitchen up to date, but also keeping with the heritage feel.
The carpet was replaced in the formal sitting room, master bedroom, hallway and new library. This gave the house a very high end feel. Laminate floors were used in the kitchen, lounge and dining area.
Single Chain Drive operated Roller Blinds in Atmosphere Translucent fabric in the colour Pearl were installed throughout the home. Roller Blinds were chosen because of their nice clean finish, and worked well with all the architectural details of the home. The clean and simple lines of the Luxaflex Roller Blinds complimented the house. Roller Blinds blended in well with the home, and therefore created a modern aesthetic feel in the Ballarat home, without deterring from the heritage feel.
The floor plan inside the house was fixed by blocking up the doorway from the hall to the lounge. This created a more contained lounge area and less of a corridor access to the kitchen. The dated bedroom was transformed into a library, and this room also served as the new access point to the kitchen. A complete overhaul brought the 80's looking kitchen up to date, but also keeping with the heritage feel.
Single Chain Drive operated Roller Blinds in Atmosphere Translucent fabric in the colour Pearl were installed throughout the home. Roller Blinds were chosen because of their nice clean finish, and worked well with all the architectural details of the home. The clean and simple lines of the Luxaflex Roller Blinds complimented the house. Roller Blinds blended in well with the home, and therefore created a modern aesthetic feel in the Ballarat home, without deterring from the heritage feel.
All Luxaflex® Window Coverings were supplied and installed by Luxaflex® Gallery dealer Eureka Blinds & Curtains in Ballarat, VIC.
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