MY green thumb instinctively reached for my holstered secateurs, but of course I wasn’t pottering, I was reviewing this Lacey Street home. The four-bedroom cottage is classic early 1900s with bullnose verandah and a decorative finial capping on the peaked roof and I could’t help but think lawn and a bank of roses would suit…

BUILT in 1952 this three-bedroom apartment on York Street, North Perth offers a glimpse of a genteel time between the two great wars, and before Perth’s suburbs were transformed with a modernist post-war building boom. Set on the complex’s second level, a stained-glass door opens onto a loungeroom steeped in art deco trimmings including a…

HOLOGRAPHIC flames, crystals and white rocks made for an interesting wall feature, but what exactly was generating the warmth from this mysterious, new-fangled “heater”. “It’s too technical for me, it’s just pretty,” the vendor of this Stuart Street home says of the remote-controlled appliance. One of a small group of townhouses opposite Robertson Park in…

IT’S hard to imagine the towering palm trees flanking this Clifton Crescent home as tiny saplings. What a story these giants could tell of generations of living, loving, and no doubt at times arguing, in this beautifully elegant Mt Lawley residence. Sitting on a whopping 1518sqm the expansive front garden forms a veritable parkland, with…

HOARDERS unite; this beautiful Walcott Street home has enough storage space to pack away a city. This Hansel and Gretelesque property in Mount Lawley has an inviting appeal with decorative balustrades lining the top and bottom verandah. The large limestone terrace out the front was once home to a swimming pool but has, in recent…

SLEEK and spacious, stylish and sophisticated, this Marlborough Street home offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of the Perth CBD without having to leave the area. The path from the street to the home on the back of the sub-divided property is lined with a row of wheelbarrows overflowing with flowers and vegetables;…

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS,” Ab Fab’s Patsy would cry to Edina if they staggered into this Grosvenor Road, Mt Lawley home. Fabulous sums up the three-bedroom, uber-modern abode from the moment you step through the stylish front door. Honey-gold blue gum floors glow underfoot from the entry to the expansive open plan at the rear, in gorgeous…

SITUATED by the Maylands foreshore, this tranquil home is the essence of peaceful living. Looking like a  single storey from the street, I was surprised coming through the private courtyard to find a spectacular two-storey home overlooking the Swan River. This cleverly designed home really does take your breath away, with an open alfresco and…

URBAN style, hipster lifestyle and street art seems to be what all the cool kids are doing these days and this Somerville house defines that in a building. A property with many talents, it can be used as a home, an office, or both. Built to mimic a warehouse conversion, the owners were hoping to…

CUTE doesn’t begin to describe this Harold Street home, and you’ll fall in love the minute you open the gate of its white picket fence. A wide verandah fronts the circa 1900 weatherboard cottage, and overlooks the paperbarks along the street and a delightful cottage garden – complete with soothing water feature. Inside is everything…