11 Mara Place, West Lakes SA 5021

Inspiration and innovation have joined forces to bring about rejuvenation. The result is this beautifully re-created home a stroll away from the waterfront ambience of West Lakes and multiple amenities.

It's almost as if the original, very typical early-seventies slice of suburbia has emerged from a time machine as a stunningly re-imagined and cleverly updated 21st century design.

The change in the view from the street is starkly impressive. Gone are the cream brick walls and red-tiled roof. In their place are subtle soft-grey render and charcoal tiles.

The master stroke is the transformation of the old carport under the main roof into a new, plush-carpeted master bedroom- spacious and secluded, and enhanced by a roomy walk-in robe and ensuite bathroom with Marrakesh-influenced floor tiles and elegant tapware.

The seamless integration of the master suite has enabled the second and third bedrooms to be double size, with built-in robes. The windows have new treatments and are large, allowing light to stream in.

Across the hallway is another, cosier room that, with views to the rear garden, would make a perfect office or study or double as a fourth single bedroom. Naturally, it also features a built-in robe.

These three rooms share the family bathroom, where there's a stylish tub - ideal for a long, languid soak - as well as a good size shower and a floating vanity. The colour palette, with a soft green strip separating the neutral lower walls and ceiling, is a thoughtful, relaxing touch. The toilet is separate, an advantage both for family and guests.

On to the living areas, where you enter from the porch into a short hallway that leads, through a sliding modern 'barn' door, into an expansive lounge room and beyond, to the open-plan kitchen and substantial dining space.

The feeling of roominess and lightness is enhanced by the neutral tones of the walls and the new laminate flooring that extends into the main hallway - which has its own storage niche - and then into the bedrooms.

The kitchen is a triumph of design and functionality, with crisp white benchtops and cabinets with copious storage, plus top-quality Bosch stainless steel electrical appliances.

In an extension of the kitchen floor area, cleverly and discreetly screened from the living spaces, is the laundry/pantry, with room for washer and dryer and lots of storage in cupboards and drawers.

In keeping with the home's up-to-the-minute style and amenities, the ducted reverse-cycle air-conditioning system is zoned so different rooms can be heated or cooled as required - a major asset in these times of ever-rising energy prices. As a bonus for those not-so-hot nights, all bedrooms also feature remote controlled ceiling fans.

Twin fans are also installed on the wide rear deck, which has a pitched roof and timber flooring and is accessed from the kitchen/laundry. The deck, perfect for entertaining, overlooks the back yard with its refreshed, replanted garden beds, new fencing and corner shed.

On its easy-care 565 square metre block (approx.), this great family home is ideally located, close to West Lakes Shore R-7 School, Hendon School and the West Lakes shopping centre, a quick drive to Semaphore shops, cafes and restaurants and within easy walking distance of two golf courses - West Lakes and Grange. Just 400 metres away is Trianna Reserve, where you can swim in the lake or try some more vigorous exercise with the rowing clubs.

It all adds up to lifestyle with a capital L.

Registered Land Agent (RLA) 266 854.