IT looks gorgeous and I’m not sure I should give it to you.” Clearly 25 Longroyd Street in Mt Lawley was a “keeper” in my colleague’s view and she wasn’t going to relinquish her reviewing rights unless I upped the ante in our horse trading over stories. And she was spot on; this four-bedroom Californian…

BUILT in 1937 the circular walls of this Coolbinia home are reminiscent of a ship’s prow—an architectural style from 30s America that’s rare to find in WA. The owner’s parents built the home, and she was born there, and this is the first time it has been on the market. Built 80 years ago in…

IT’S easy to miss the main bedroom of this Bedford home, and like me, many have says the real estate agent. It’s not because this Grand Promenade home is small, in fact it’s the perfect size for a family, with four bedrooms and two sitting areas. It’s because like The Lion, The Witch and The…

It’s just a stone’s throw to the river, parklands and a short walk to Leighton Beach… and its pristine stretch of coast It’s not every day you get the chance to purchase a home this unique and striking. Tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, number 3 Keel Place is one of the most special homes…

IT’S great fun watching the kids playing with blocks, creating all manner of homes for their dinkys, unicorns or assorted plastic animals. There’s always in-depth discussion, often heated, about what the homes should have in them and how they should be constructed, then the blocks are re-arranged into the appropriate structure before the real game…

THE Maltings is a first-rate example of urban renewal because it successfully blends heritage and history with modern living. And you don’t have to take my word for it—those are the words of former Urban Development Institute of Australia president and lifetime member Peter Lanigan, just after he’d given the Palmerston Street development a national…

World class architecture that feels like home Apartment living has come a long way in Perth and those that are designed with careful consideration are attracting professionals and downsizers, choosing to forgo the traditional 4×2 house in the burbs and opting instead for location, quality & convenience. DevelopWise Managing Director John Woon said it’s not…

WHAT a stunner! This art deco home looked gorgeous as I walked up the wide, red-bricked path, and it got better and better as I took a tour. Built in the 30s, it was clearly not one for the hoi polloi; it featured it’s own room for a newfangled telephone (Perth was still Morsing telegraphs…

ROWS of prunus cerasifera, or to given them their more catchy name crimson spire, add a beautifully dramatic backdrop to the courtyard of this Eleventh Avenue, Inglewood home. Following the fence line you can see how the tree got its name, as the slender branches covered in lovely red-toned leaves stretch upwards like church spires.…