13 Thomas Street, North Manly NSW 2100

In a superb display of family-focused design, this attractive home offers spacious contemporary living in spades. Encircled by child-friendly outdoor spaces it simultaneously hosts relaxed family life and grand-scale entertaining.

Exhibiting the results of a brilliantly conceived renovation, it's clear this home has been customized for the needs of all the clan. Open and inviting living spaces are revealed on entry, flowing across spotted gum floorboards to the sensational kitchen. Always on duty, this hub of the home enjoys a full vantage of the backyard, meeting the brief for both entertaining ease and child-supervision while cooking. Smeg appliances are the tools of the trade, including 90cm freestanding gas cooker, while a butler's pantry, soft-close joinery and huge breakfast bar are in family-sized proportions.

Close by, a large rumpus room acts as kids hangout on weekends, while an integrated desk and cabinetry morphs it into an office zone during the week. An exceptional outdoor arena wraps the whole home: out back it's the timber deck and level lawns framed with sandstone garden beds, while out front, an electric gate renders the large area instantly child-friendly, ideal for a swift conversion into cricket or basketball stadium when friends arrive.

With master ensuite and walk-in robe, plentiful storage, AC and ducted vacuuming, the family-ready credentials are undisputed, while the central location near Warringah Mall, schools, parks and beaches has the lifestyle appeal down pat.