PALATIAL doesn’t begin to describe this Coolbinia mansion. Covering 450sqm, this Carnarvon Crescent house is bigger than most of today’s blocks, and there’s still room for a very generous 392sqm of landscaped gardens and a Great Gatsby-style swimming pool. Built in the 1940s, this four-bedroom home has great art deco heritage, with soaring decorative ceilings,…

I  THOUGHT I knew the way to this First Avenue home, so I didn’t bother consulting a map and somehow ended up on the wrong side of the railway line. On the plus side, cruising the leafy back streets of Mt Lawley was rather pleasant, and as my mum used to say, “we’re not lost, just…

A SUITE of bifold doors frame a picture-perfect poinciana tree in the garden of this North Perth home. The rich green tones of the foliage, punctuated with a scattering of red flowers, look enchanting and in full flower this tree must look magnificent. Turn of the century character and state of the art modernity meld with…

PUT simply, this is a dream home. A huge, immaculate Federation home in a quiet street between the funky Beaufort Street strip and the CBD, set on 1012sqm of gorgeous gardens boasting an A-Z of fruit; it doesn’t get better than this. The deep, cooling green ivy covering the front fence, and the stone columns…

THE kitchen of this Collingwood Street, Dianella home declares its support — or sympathy — for the Magpies with crisp white cupboards and glistening black splashbacks. I was tempted to do a little olé and flamenco down the drive as I took in the white-washed abode, with its arched front door and matching Spanish-arch windows.…

THIS three-bedroom home sits in Maylands’ character precinct, and with bucket loads of its own character you can see why. It’s homes like this that led to the creation of the precinct; cute is written large from the minute you step through the vintage metal gate, and that’s something worthy of preservation. The original front…

NODDY, Big Ears and a child’s building-block set came to mind as I took in the playfully colourful timber stairs at this uber-funky townhouse on McCarthy Street, Perth. They lead to a very adult third-level office, which was a fantastic mix of glass, steel and a soaring micro-corrugated tin ceiling. Getting any work done here…

AT first glance this Burgess Street, Leederville dwelling could be mistaken for  a swish mansion – or perhaps a row of luxury townhouses. Sleek, modern lines, skillion roof pitches, expansive balconies and the manicured front lawn of this boutique development bely the fact it is in fact a mix of seven, brand-new, two-bedroom apartments. Arriving…

THE skies opened up as I arrived at this cute townhouse, so I sat it out in the toasty comfort of my car watching nearby Birdwood Square disappear behind a curtain of plump raindrops. The vast expanse of grass was empty on this day, but it comes alive with colour as the Pride parade’s rainbow…

THIS early 1900s cottage is half the house it used to be, quite literally, with just two rooms behind the neat brick tuck-pointed front, the rest like a ruined monument, open to the elements. In stark contrast, the bathroom is amazing, totally renovated with an uber-slick bathtub, stylish vanity and gorgeous black and white, almost…