Home Hunt: amazing properties for sale around Australia

This three-bedroom Launceston home captures the best of postwar Australian design. It is an absolute steal for the canny buyer.

West Tamar Road, Riverside

TAS West Tamar Road, Riverside

Full of mid-century swagger, this 1963 Launceston home captures the best of postwar design. Curved brick walls, vivid wool carpet, acoustic ceiling panels and timber joinery showcase an eight-year labour of love; the kitchen is a design purist’s dream, with curved drawers and clever cabinetry. With three bedrooms and an eight-car garage, it’s set a 1070sqm block 7km from the CBD. The Agency, 0409 793 685. $775,000-plus

Nelson Street, Gordon

NSW Nelson Street, Gordon

Set at the end of a long tree-lined driveway on a 3246sqm block, Aberdour is a showpiece on Sydney’s Upper North Shore that channels early 1900s grandeur. It has six bedrooms, a marble kitchen with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances and a dedicated wine room. The manicured grounds include a full-size tennis court, croquet lawn, heated pool and cabana. The train line to the city is a short drive away. The Agency, 0418 437 896. $19 million

Karri Loop, Margaret River

WA Karri Loop, Margaret River

Centred around a towering karri tree, this bale hay insulated home is embedded in 2217sqm of native gardens, with deep verandahs and sliding glass doors that open to nature. Every detail of the four-bedroom home celebrates the setting, from the Zen courtyard, timber benches and fireplace to the outdoor stone kitchen with teppanyaki hot plate, pizza oven, charcoal grill and vegie gardens. Space RE, 0448 900 838. $2 million-plus

Sunningdale Avenue, Jan Juc

VIC Sunningdale Avenue, Jan Juc

Raw concrete, glass and brass define this striking home on the Surf Coast, which unfolds around a pool framed by olive trees and light-filled living zones. Twin curved kitchen island benches, Moroccan tiles, a Cheminees Philippe fireplace and polished concrete floors, bring a luxe finish to the three-bedroom home’s industrial palette, while the sauna, outdoor shower and pizza oven lean into the relaxed coastal rhythm. Natural RE, 0477 881 808. $3.05-$3.15 million

Denning Street, Hawthorn

SA Denning Street, Hawthorn

It’s business out the front and relaxed entertaining out the back for this c1910 Adelaide villa, which has been treated to an architectural refresh. Heritage details include pressed tin ceilings, stained glass and Baltic pine floors, while an extension has stone accents, 3.9m ceilings and walls of glass. The four-bedroom home includes a study, cellar, pool and alfresco kitchen. It’s set on a 1,030sqm block, less than 5km from the CBD. Giordano & Partners, 0475 770 035. $3.6 - $3.95 million