A FUNKY apartment on the fringes of the CBD conjures up images of hipsters– but a family of three live in this Palmerston Street home. Covering three levels, this three-bedroom/three-bathroom apartment was recently renovated and is immaculately presented. The ground floor has a commercial/residential zoning. Previously a home office, it was recently converted into a generous…

MUST be a South Fremantle supporter,” I thought as I clocked the white walls and bold red stairs in this Inglewood home. With four-bedrooms and two bathroom there’s room for a junior team, and plenty of grass on this 562sqm block for a kick-about. Leadlight windows, ornate cornices and and aged chocolate-brown jarrah floorboards reflect…

I COULD hear Somewhere Over the Rainbow in my mind as a huge chandelier in the soaring mezzanine flashed iridescent light onto the walls of this Dianella home. “There’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby,” sums up the children’s wing on the second level, which has study nooks in the bedrooms. Judging…

THIS two-storey West Perth townhouse in Carr Place is the perfect pad for a couple of hip young city workers. The layout is simple, with the ground floor given over to a spacious open plan and the two bedrooms and a bathroom on the second level. Light fills the spacious living area thanks to almost…

THANKS to a massive wall of glass stretching up to the second level ceiling, light poured into the foyer of 1/233 Charles Street, North Perth and I reached for my sunnies before heading upstairs. The five townhouses making up the complex are so new the paint is barely dry, and they had that lovely new…

THIS three-bedroom home on a rear block is an echo of the Federation abode that sits out the front, with a matching peaked roof-line. There are many delightful old-world touches inside the very modern abode, including pressed tin insets in the ceiling of the spacious family room, and kitchen. Huge double, timber doors open into…

THE owner of this Mt Lawley home has lived here for 65 years. He raised a family in the three-bedroom home and on weekends tended the lush, slightly rampant garden. Now in his 90s, he reckons it’s time to pass the baton on to a younger generation. Set back from the road and protected by…

Innovative design and quality craftsmanship are at the heart of Atrium Homes’ most inspiring new home design – The Edge. This latest design from one of Perth’s most awarded luxury homebuilders exemplifies the opportunity for homeowners to make the most of narrow lot living. The 10m wide frontage on a 500sqm block is testament to…

THIS brand-new family home in Menora was created by award-winning architect and builder Weststyle. The sleek exterior was made from a mix of materials and the ornate metal shutters on the second-level balcony set the stylish tone. High above the spacious entrance is a lovely mezzanine and two funky chandeliers that cast warm shadows onto…

GRAND wrought-iron gates and a sweeping tree-lined drive are a stunning introduction to this sumptuous home in Bassendean. The terraced gardens on this one-acre property slope down to a private jetty – the last to be approved on the Swan River – and if you fancy a game of tennis you have your own private…