FROM the outside this Stuart Street, Inglewood home is a cute and modest abode. Beyond the front verandah is a beautiful marriage of old and new, with sweeping spaces for the entire family.
The four bedrooms are in the original section of the early 1900s home, with mellow jarrah floors, fireplaces and a couple of ceiling roses.
There’s also a delightful, cosy central lounge for those times you want to relax in glorious solitude.
Polar opposites coexist in harmony in the rear extension, a thoroughly modern space, where the mottled texture of bleached jarrah floors is a warm contrast to white walls and a massive wall of steel and glass overlooking the garden.
High overhead, a micro-pressed tin cathedral ceiling is a grand statement in an already grand room.
A sweep of caesarstone benches, including an island/breakfast bar, and a huge six-burner stove ensures cooking is a breeze, and you have to love a spacious walk-in pantry.
A gas powered tile-fire had warmed the vast expanse of the open-plan area and I was tempted to make myself a cuppa in the pristine kitchen, curl up in the spacious living area and wait out winter.
But a cute dog was wagging its tail on the other side of the glass, so I ventured out onto the covered alfresco area for a greeting as warm as the interior had been.
The neat backyard has it all, a spacious patio, a swathe of green lawn for the kids to play, grapevine covered arbours and at least three fruiting lemon trees (great for G&Ts come summer, or put those kids to work on a lemonade stall).
A weatherboard studio, currently office and storage, at the end of the garden is a mini-match for the heritage credentials of this home. But with two rooms, a loo, and plenty of space it could easily be converted into a granny flat or teenage pad or — with access off a rear right-of-way — short-term accommodation (check with the council first).
This leafy, tree-lined street is a stone’s throw from the Beaufort Street strip with its fantastic selection of shops and cafes, not to mention the Inglewood and Maylands precincts.
And there’s a choice of primary and high schools and colleges within walking distance.
by JENNY D’ANGER
124 Stuart Street, Inglewood
from $1.099 million
Natalie Hoye | 0405 812 273
Acton Mt Lawley | 9272 2488
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