Perth Voice Interactive

THE sumptuous outdoor entertaining area at this Bayswater property is almost as big as the house.

The backyard has a resort-style 33sqm covered deck—large enough for a big dining table, barbecue and lounges —overlooking a fabulous 17.5sqm pool in a travertine-stone courtyard.

In the viewable distance are Perth’s hills.

Beside the pool is a charming building, completely separate from the house, which can be used as a secluded office or guesthouse.

It might be more appropriate to say the backyard has a big lanai (a Hawaiian term for “patio”) with a casita (Spanish for “small house”) because of the exotic holiday vibes.

Fragrant frangipani lines the pool, and in raised garden beds in the nook of the backyard are peppers and a chilli plant.

Inside, the house is a winter sanctuary. The 1960s house was once a plain double-brick building but the vendors re-clad the place with white weatherboards, meaning extra insulation as well as street appeal

The two-bedroom house is thoroughly modern.

The Voice’s tour guide from Beaufort Realty, Pam Herron, says the owners have “practically rebuilt the entire house”.

At every turn of the head, it is clear how much work has been done to make this place immaculate. The dining area is a cosy nook to the side of the kitchen. The floors are solid jarrah.

There is also a porch at the front. The front yard is shaded by jacaranda—glorious when in bloom—and near the one-vehicle carport is a small orchard of grapefruit.

The citrus trees were in fruit when the Voice visited earlier this week—they smelled sweet and fresh, and the local magpies seemed to like them, too.

This place on the Maylands border is just 7km to the city but is so tranquil, and just a five-minute walk to Swan River.

by EMMIE DOWLING

25 Gilbert St, Bayswater
$995,000
Pam Herron | 0413 610 660
Jon Adams | 0413 610 662
Beaufort Realty | 9227 0887