OPEN the white gate by one of South Fremantle’s busy streets and enter a different world enclosed by yellow limestone walls.
Sunlight streams through the canopy of branches over the brick walkway, leading to a lavender-coloured house, previously owned by a member of Eskimo Joe.
It would have been a standard middle-class art deco house in its heyday.
Through the panelled door are polished timber floors and high art deco ceilings. White walls provide the freedom to add your own quirky, creative touch.
The bedrooms are airy and light with windows that exhibit the trees that surround the house.
A child could not ask for a cheerier bedroom in one that is covered in a happy mural of colourful animals.
The 1920s lounge has been renovated for the modern family, with windows that fold back, exposing timber decking framed by a waterfall of vines.
A window facing the north pours light into the kitchen area, illuminating the smooth sheoak counters and sleek, shining stainless appliances.
Sunlight is no less welcomed in the bathroom as an arched window opens a view from the claw-legged bathtub to a beautiful garden landscape.
Step onto the timber decking that overlooks every garden party-lover’s dream. Benches and chairs sprawl under the suspended umbrella or the shade of an overhanging tree. There was never a more liveable backyard, with an outdoor toilet, sink and shower. A wonderland for all ages, a child’s adventures await on the raised platform with a slide leading to a secret cubby house.
If outdoor toilets don’t appeal, there’s a granny flat, with a bathroom and kitchenette, that could be turned into a self-contained income source.
This house is a delightful haven where the creative family can dwell in a world of their own, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
by CARRISSA WU
173 Hampton Rd, South Fremantle
$930,000
Jordan Marshall 0438 298 100
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