Perth Voice Interactive

WITH a toddler and baby and overseas rellies regularly visiting, the vendor of this North Perth delight really doesn’t want to move…but:

“If it had one more bedroom I would stay forever. The area is amazing,” she tells the Voice.

Walking to her favourite cafes and shops in Leederville, North Perth and Hawthorn is too easy: “I tend to run — I have a double pram.”

Sitting on  a tidy 238sqm, the three-bedroom cottage, is situated on a quiet urban street, close to everything — but also far enough away.

And a street sign atop an old square timber post at the end of the street seemed to sum up the quaintness of the whole area.

The stucco-clad brick home’s classic white picket fence shows off the emerald-green lawn of the generous front garden where the kids love to play, the vendor says.

The verandah is the perfect spot to watch over them while enjoying a cup of tea and the paper.

Inside the early 1900s home you’ll find high ceilings, rich chocolate jarrah floors, deep skirting and a fireplace or two.

A central lounge blends the old with the new of a rear extension, where almost floor-to-ceiling glass looks out onto a lovely courtyard garden.

White ceramic sinks, white-fronted cupboards and honey-gold timber bench tops are the perfect foil for the rich blue tiling in the generous kitchen, with its huge pantry.

And the bathroom is a federation delight, with a deep claw-foot bath and separate shower.

The lovely walled courtyard has a couple of large lemon trees (essential for gin and tonics come summer), and cedar cladding on the extension adds a pleasing ambience, and even the shed is cute.

by JENNY D’ANGER

2 Thompson Street, North Perth
from $849,000
Donna Buckovska
0419 928 467
Beaufort Realty
9227 0887