16 Waugh Street, North Perth WA 6006

Built circa 1906, 'Robyn Hill' is an elegant colonial home, which has been meticulously renovated and extended at the rear. Its polished period features now blend with classic modern finishes, providing a stylish and peaceful retreat that's walking distance from North Perth's trendy cafes, bars, and restaurants.

You're welcomed onto the property through a formal parterre-style garden, characterised by smart box hedging and fragrant roses. This home has an unmistakably special charisma - a chic verandah takes you into the grand central hallway, where you're met with soaring high ceilings, original timber floors, and decorative detailing from the turn-of-the-century. Natural light pours in through the plantation shutters, and the front bedrooms are anchored by striking antique fireplaces.

The hallway unfolds to a sprawling open plan living / dining / kitchen zone at the rear. This wow-factor extension faces north, so it's bathed in exquisite all-day winter sunlight but shielded from the undesirable summer sun that comes from the east and west. Rows of glass doors stack back into columns - a beautiful fit with the Roman style garden that lays beyond. High garden walls frame the property's boundary, creating a private paradise within.

A highlight on the home is the established wisteria vines, which over many years have been trained to run overhead in the alfresco entertaining zone. When the flowers come into bloom, the living areas are filled with their uplifting, sweet scent.

Big and bright, the kitchen has a large island bench at its centre, a perfect social layout for entertaining. Marble topped benches continue the luxurious (yet unpretentious) theme, and the high quality appliances make life easy.

-Elegant colonial home built 1906
-Meticulously renovated & extended
-Desirable north-facing rear (winter sun)
-Formal parterre-style garden at the front
-Private Roman-style alfresco entertaining zone
-Kitchen with social layout & marble topped benches
-Good separation between living & bedrooms
-Soaring high ceilings & original timber floors
-Decorative detailing & antique fireplaces
-Natural light pours in through plantation shutters
-Walk to cafes, bars & restaurants
-Quaint tree-lined street 3.5km to Perth CBD