Home Hunt: Amazing properties for sale around Australia
Will you pick up a racquet or sit on the sofa with a drink, watching the action? The choice is yours at this family home - price, about $7 million - in Brisbane.
QLD London Road, Clayfield
A modern extension provides contemporary flair to this 1930s bungalow in Brisbane’s inner north. The original front – with its covered verandah, entry foyer, formal living/dining space and restored master suite – features high ornate ceilings, leadlight windows and timber floors. The kitchen has Gaggenau appliances and a cold room; nice details include walls of open bookshelves, a study and an all-weather pavilion and kitchen next to the tennis court. Place, 0403 976 115. About $7 million
NSW Bonaira Street, Kiama
This modern four-bedroom home overlooking Kendalls Beach on the NSW South Coast offers breathtaking ocean views from nearly every room. An open-plan layout seamlessly connects the living and dining areas with the white marble kitchen and butler’s pantry, while the oversized master suite opens onto a private garden. Natural finishes include stone, timber, and expansive glass; among the luxe amenities are a climate-controlled wine cellar and gymnasium. Stone Real Estate, 0415 119 019. $8 million
SA Orley Avenue, Stirling
Restored to its former glory, this 1800s stone villa in the Adelaide Hills has stately features including original marble fireplaces, a copper ceiling, plantation shutters and statement lighting. It has five bedrooms, a home theatre, a library and 4,610sqm of European-style gardens. It’s less than 30 minutes’ drive to Adelaide CBD. Raptis Real Estate, 0407 836 954. $5 million plus
WA Grosse Road, Hamelin Bay
Recharge the batteries at this one-bedroom bolthole set on 30ha in WA’s far south-west. Featuring concrete, tin, timber, expansive glazing and sliding doors, it has a stylish kitchen with a pot-belly stove, integrated appliances and a butler’s pantry. Set on the banks of a private freshwater lake for swimming, fishing and boating, there’s a rustic two-bedroom guest shed, solar panels, batteries, a backup generator, an orchard, vegie garden, bore water, and rain tanks for off-grid living. Space, 0448 900 838. $2.4 million
TAS Mountain River Road, Mountain River
Built in 2010, this Victorian replica home in the Huon Valley mixes modern finishes with ornate detailing. It has wide wraparound recycled WA jarrah verandahs, Tasmanian blackwood floors and leadlight windows. There’s a master suite, fourth bedroom/study, and an open-plan living and dining room. Outside, it has 1.6ha of gardens, a four-bay farm shed, tank water and solar. Harcourts, 0488 640 024. $1.495 million plus
‘You’re only limited by your own imagination’
Blacksmith Brendan Thompson sources metal from old wagons and farm machinery that’s lain in paddocks for over a century - and turns it into beautiful objects.
Go big or go home
It’s the largest TV you can buy in Australia, with a screen almost three metres wide. Price: a cool 30 grand.