THE Voice loves a house with an old-school water fountain. This Inglewood home doesn’t disappoint with a lovely stone fountain in the middle of the garden path, dappled with shade from a mature tree and surrounded by lawn and verdure. It’s a lovely entry statement to this three bedroom two bathroom home, and a hint…

THE PENINSULA ESTATE in Maylands is a great spot. You literally have the Swan River on your doorstep, with all the delights of the foreshore, and it’s in a quiet enclave with not much traffic. Situated on Tranby Road, this four bedroom two bathroom home is a classy affair with plenty of space and living…

CONSTRUCTION has begun on one of Australia’s first carbon neutral apartment complexes – Montreal Commons in Fremantle. The complex has a developer-funded 75kW solar rooftop system and local battery storage, topped up with 100 per cent green energy from the grid. Residents will have access to 100 per cent renewable energy and receive 50 per…

THE exterior of this Bayswater home has lovely mixed brickwork. It’s like some urban, middle class mosaic, built on a grand scale for a nuclear family. I do like the overall effect and it’s a welcome change from the prosaic renders you get on most modern abodes. Built not that long ago, this three bedroom…

THERE is a lovely freshness and airiness to this Mt Lawley villa. The property has been renovated and upgraded throughout, and it really shows in the gorgeous timber-look floors, subtle colour scheme and quality fixtures and fittings. The open plan lounge/dining/kitchen area is particularly impressive with plenty of space and natural light flooding through the…

THEY call it the “Castle on Capri”. Situated on an elevated block in Dianella, the two “turrets” flanking the stylish balcony certainly have the air of a suburban castle; perhaps a remnant of when architecture took chances and everything wasn’t a cookie-cutter 4×2. I imagine the owners enjoyed sitting on the balcony, gazing at the…

THIS luxury apartment has some of the best views in Perth. Situated in the aptly-named Panorama Apartments overlooking Langley Park, you have uninterrupted 180 degree views of the Swan River, Narrows Bridge, Kings Park and Elizabeth Quay. And boy does this two bedroom two bathroom apartment make the most of that stunning vista, with a…

THIS Inglewood home has some of the best period detail I’ve seen. There’s loads of beautiful burnished wood, art deco-style features, and a picture rail and ceiling medallion for good measure. The classy tone for this three bedroom one bathroom home is set with a classic exterior with white walls, wooden beams and an expansive…

AOME reviewers dream of properties like these. All I really have to do is show you the pictures and then hum along until my word count is up.  In the case of 180/181 Adelaide Terrace in East Perth, however, there are some particularly enticing features that benefit from a bit of editorialising. This massive 212sqm…