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NOT everyone does love Raymond. I keep waiting for the wife to leave the twit.

But this home in Raymond Street, Yokine is another matter and I could easily fall in love with it.

Brand new and stylishly modern the interior spaces are both practical and beautiful, from the lovely glow of blackbutt floors underfoot, to the massive, quirky teardrop lights over the soaring entry.

One of the four bedrooms is on the ground floor and, featuring its own bathroom, closes off to form a guest wing.

Maybe down the track when ageing joints complain about the stairs it could become the main bedroom.

The central living area is spacious, with a wall of bifold doors onto a covered patio one side and a wall of glass onto an atrium garden on the other. It goes without saying this is a light-filled space, with lovely clean lines and a sense of spaciousness enhanced by treetop views beyond the boundary.

Even the galley-style kitchen has a slender wall of glass ensuring plenty of light for the cook to keep an eye on what’s on the boil—or watching the kids at play outside.

A beautiful white, stone island bench has masses of preparation space and there are three huge pantry cupboards flanking the massive Smeg stove, with its lovely glass splashback.

Come the warmer weather (oh, yes please) and outdoor entertaining is as easy as peeling back the doors.

Privacy on this corner block is ensured thanks to an attractive, semi-open, brick and white-timber fence over which peep the many mature trees of the neighbourhood.

The garden is compact and low maintenance—but not at the expense of grass for play. The patio is fronted by a swathe of green.

Over the fence all is leafy green with plenty of mature verge trees, and right across the road is the WA Golf Course—73 hectares of woodlands and rolling greens, not to mention a gorgeous 1928 Tudor-style clubroom.

It really does make for a delightful vista from the second level balconies of this home: one is off the generous sitting room/second lounge, the other off the parent’s wing, with its huge bedroom, walk-in robe and spacious ensuite.

Even the kids’ bedrooms have walk-in robes, and right outside the doors is a study nook, making it easier for parents to keep an eye on computer use.

This delightful family home is close to shops and schools and is sure to be loved by generations.

by JENNY D’ANGER

106 Raymond Street, Yokine
$1.295 million
Jody Missell | 0401 770 782
Acton Mt Lawley | 9272 2488