THERE’S something about a house with a bright red front door—walking through one somehow makes you feel as if you’re entering the warm and welcoming home of a Hobbit.
That’s the feeling you get from this modern five-bedroom house on Waterford Street in Beaconsfield, though the proportions are anything but.
A sun-lit study and a cosy games room greet you to your left, and a stairway leads to the second floor.
I couldn’t help but laugh when I walked into the games room and found it had evolved into a man-cave with an entire wall of Tolkien memorabilia. Elvis records and signed footy boots on the other side suggest a man of eclectic tastes.
The main bedroom is a certain standout in this home.
It’s like a high-class hotel suite you might find in a big city somewhere, with massive walk-in wardrobes and a stunningly spacious ensuite featuring a spa suited to views of New York’s cityscapes.
Moving on, there’s a giant open plan living/dining/kitchen area which conjures up images of family chaos and afterwork wines.
The kitchen is a dream—a large white island surrounded by bench space and countless draws and cupboards for storage. There are two well-placed windows so you can daydream looking at the nearby trees, green quarry, and (currently) blue skies while peeling your spuds.
Running along the house is an astro-turfed outdoor area (never fear, this is top-quality turf, beautiful to play on) surrounded by stone walls and olive trees that work together to offer privacy and protection from sometimes fierce Fremantle weather.
With a six-burner stove, surround sound, and the ability to create another dining or entertainment area by sliding closed some glass doors, this house is very much suited to large gatherings, footy games and family feasts.
Upstairs there’s a second living area which definitely acts as a children’s abode, and a hallway that leads to a third bathroom and the four upstairs bedroom.
These rooms are very equally sized, which is ideal in preventing well-known feuds over who gets the bigger or better room.
This is a lovely family home set on 471sqm—located about 1km from South Beach, only 1.5km from the heart of Fremantle, and within walking distance of several schools.
The house is well-located and well-designed: as the vendor of this house said, “no stones have been left unturned”.
It’s beautifully open, spacious, practical, and cosy, but also classy and “somewhat Hollywood”.
by ROSIE HENDERSON
1 Waterford St, Beaconsfield
Around $1.5m
Xavier Teague | 0417 978 812
Acton Fremantle | 9319 3022
