East meets west
Tuckfield Street (near the Fremantle Arts Centre) and Fremantle heritage go hand-in-hand so I knew this three-bedroom home was going to be something special. But nothing prepared me for what […]
Tuckfield Street (near the Fremantle Arts Centre) and Fremantle heritage go hand-in-hand so I knew this three-bedroom home was going to be something special. But nothing prepared me for what […]
These twin North Coogee apartments are so new the gardener was still putting the final touches to the huge fish ponds and landscaped gardens of the ground floor entry. Stepping […]
Kindergarten song Kookaburra Sits in the Tall Gum Tree ran through my mind as I crossed the huge swathe of grass fronting this Stoneham Road, Attadale home. A soaring ghost […]
As the huge timber and glass double front doors closed behind me at this Marine Terrace, Fremantle home, it was as if someone had pressed the mute button on the […]
If you’ve not taken the scenic route and arrive at this three-by-two home via Canning Highway, turning into Roberts Road instantly points to its potential. The splash of blue at […]
In the late 40s/early 50s it wasn’t uncommon for people to build their own homes, quite literally from scratch. Cabinet-maker John Wilson spent countless weekends lovingly hand-crafting this Martha Street, […]
I WAS already rather well disposed toward this ultra-modern home on Arundel Street. Then I walked into the ensuite on the third level. “Oh my lord,” I gasped to the […]
THE old maxim never judge a book by its cover came to mind as I stepped into this home on Stevens Street, Fremantle. It looks a tad run down from […]
IN the bubs’ class we were “little tadpoles” doing frog kicks in the shallows. By year seven, mist rising from the river, we stood shivering on the Bicton Bath’s jetty, […]
I COULD have walked across Jakarta harbour on its sea of plastic and other rubbish when I was there. Standing on the elevated front steps of this Doepel Street, North […]