HIGH on the Beaconsfield ridge this amazing home started life out as something a little less grand, but you’d be hard pushed to see where the old ends and the new begins.
Stepping into the immaculate, and uber-stylish front courtyard I assumed I was looking at a ground floor kitchen and living area.
How wrong I was I discovered, making the second level my first destination.
“There’s another kitchen up here,” I told the cute black dog following me in surprise.
The downstairs, the agent helpfully pointed out, is purely for alfresco entertaining, albeit on a mind-bogglingly elegant scale.
The second level is the addition, a sweeping open living/dining/kitchen with views to Garden Island and Kwinana and across to Carnac Island.
Beautiful blackbutt floors add a rich colour and texture to this pristine white space, where the ceiling is held aloft by a tree-trunk buffed to a natural soft biscuit colour.
The kitchen is huge with caesar stone tops, a huge double pantry, and three very stylish lights over the breakfast bar/island.
Almost floor-to-ceiling stack doors off the dining area peel back giving access to a sliver of balcony that’s more about brining the outdoors in than a place to sit.
The main bedroom is on the upper level, a huge space with walk-in-robe and a ensuite where the jarrah tops are made from recycled timber from the original home’s roof timber.
Doors lead to a large balcony with views down to Clontarf Hill. You’ll find two more bedrooms on the ground floor, along with a lounge/games room which can be opened on two sides thanks to stacking doors.
What I thought was the main kitchen is a long-lean galley space with sink and cupboards and a five-burner stove top.
Crowning the alfresco area is a large, and manicured, courtyard with a mix of paving, timber decking and synthetic lawn, a covered patio and a large water feature, all tucked behind a high wall in a private and tranquil setting.
Living here you’re walking distance to shops and South Fremantle’s growing cafe strip.
by JENNY D’ANGER
9 Delamere Lane, Beaconsfield
from early $1 million
Nick Wallace | 0409 295 914
LJ Hooker Coogee 9364 9560
