Selling Houses Australia – The 7 person Kongwak Cottage

The LifeStyle Channel’s Selling Houses Australia Episode 2 of Season 8

The Story: You’ve heard of the old lady who lived in a shoe? This is the story of 7 people, in a cramped cottage with one wardrobe! The Soumilas family bought their cottage as a fixer upper, with plans to sell and trade up. But 18 months later, they’re still waiting for a buyer. With 4 kids crammed in one bedroom and a single bathroom for the whole family, a sale can’t come soon enough.

The Problem: The Kongwak home is actually a lovely little place in a rural location, which is only a short 20 minute drive to the Victorian coastline. The problem is who would buy this home? The home has continuously failed to attract buyers, where one of the biggest issues was the rickety asbestos shed. The backyard also had no personality, and was looking a little rundown, and buyers expect so much more from a backyard and garden these days. There was also the issue of lack of storage, which made the interior of the house look cluttered and a lot smaller than what they really were. The cottage just needed an overall revamp. 

The Solution: Make the home appeal to as many markets as possible. The Kongwak home was given a complete make-over, inside and out.

Brock from Invisage Interiors & Quality Window Furnishings installed Roller Blinds and Roman Shades in Temple fabric in the colour Linen into the Bedrooms and Living Room. The colour Linen was a perfect match for the dramatic blue wall paint, where the beauty of the fabric can be seen through the use of the finest metallic threads that project through the surface, adding lustre and interest.


The Temple range is treated with DURAGUARD® Fabric Protector and SANITIZED® Antimicrobial Protection and includes 9 matching translucent and blockout alternatives, allowing seamless co-ordination throughout the home.

All Luxaflex Window Coverings were supplied and installed by Authorised Luxaflex Dealer Invisage Interiors & Quality Window Furnishings in Inverloch, Victoria.

Watch Selling Houses Australia every Wednesday, 8.30pm AEDT on The LifeStyle Channel, only on Foxtel. 

Selling Houses Australia - The Dapto Home

The LifeStyle Channel's Selling Houses Australia Episode 1 of Season 8 aired last night.

The Story: Sharon and Brad are facing financial disaster. They thought they had the perfect business opportunity, but when their investor pulled out, they were left with a mountain of debts. The only escape is to sell their Dapto home for the best price possible. 

The Problem: Sharon and Brad's house was a sizeable property, just two decades out of date, where all the signs of wear and tear were showing. The other problem was that property buyers could get a brand new house and land package for the same price as this two decade old home. And there's also the fact that there is a railway line right behind their home. 

The Solution: The Dapto home was given a complete interior revamp, where a sleek window transformation was created with Luxaflex Roller Blinds in the rumpus room, formal lounge and master bedroom. Moorea fabric in the colour White was mainly used, with Harper in Glacier and Ultraweave Plus in Midnight making their notable appearance. Ultraweave Plus provides a level of day time privacy without compromising your view with a 6% openness factor. 

All Luxaflex Window Coverings were supplied and installed by Luxaflex Window Fashions Gallery Kiama Window Fashions in Kiama, New South Wales. 

Watch Selling Houses Australia every Wednesday, 8.30pm AEDT on The LifeStyle Channel, only on Foxtel. 

The inventor behind the popular Luxaflex Softshades range

Softshades are becoming an increasingly popular window furnishing option in Australian households. The soft vanes create a sophisticated and stunning environment for the home. Softshades come in a vast array of colours, fabrics and textures, to suit any home's style.

Wendell Colson is the inventor behind the exclusive Luxaflex Softshades range. It is a story about real people with real homes and real life problems. Over the years, Wendell has continuously developed ways of keeping cool air inside the house in summer, and warm air inside during the warmer months, making the exclusive Luxaflex Duette Shades energy efficient.

Inventor Wendell Colson

Click on the link below and find out how one cold winter night sparked the idea and creation of the honeycomb shade.

http://theinteriorsaddict.com/the-inventor-the-napkin-sketch-behind-popular-aussie-blinds