18 Kings Road, Subiaco WA 6008

There's pride and privilege in the air on Kings Road. Big native trees cast welcome shade on this definitive pocket of well-kept federation era homes. You've stumbled upon a central yet secluded treasure in one of the city's most desirable suburbs. There's plenty to appease the Queen before she even sets foot in this noble red brick Australian castle with its immaculate white pin stripe mortar. White picket fences and roses of red, white, and pink. And a wide jarrah deck verandah to admire them from.

A brick archway feature at the entrance leads to a front door adorned with stained glass windows. Inside the ceilings are high enough to accommodate the tallest of crowns. Ok enough with the royal comparisons - you get the idea!
Ornate ceiling carvings decorate the central light fixtures in almost every room. Each one features a unique intricate pattern design. This hand crafted attention to detail immortalises the colonial builders of the times when life was worth the effort and culture was non-disposable. If you lay on your back and stare at the ceilings and let your mind wander for a moment you might see sailboats at sea, jungle tribesmen, horses and kittens and owls, and roman wreaths.

The bedrooms are massive by today's standards as well as the extra living room with its fancy art deco inspired cornice that leaps out with blooming floral patterns. This space is large enough to make a perfect home office, with convenient double door access to the side verandah deck and the main bathroom. There will be no fighting over who gets the room with the traditional fireplace because pretty much every room has one, and they're all special. No-one will be stoking logs in them but they make striking features with useful built in shelving space, and some are big enough to house a small dresser inside. Windows are big and doors are heavy duty ... like most components of the house.

Both bathrooms are of modern minimalist design and boast thick granite tiles with a tastefully thin grout strip. These feel wonderful underfoot and the wall tiles in the wet areas look great reaching almost to the ceiling. The main bathroom is light and bright with a luxurious deep tub and an indulgent amount of grooming space. The kitchen is modern and minimalist too. It's the perfect size with abundant cupboard and drawer space, twin deep stainless sinks, and expansive sealed stone benchtops. It's well equipped with Bosch appliances (stove / oven / dishwasher) but it's most impressive feature could be the view of the quaint backyard through the luminous French windows.

The open plan rear living area and dining space adjacent to the kitchen is bordered with enough windows to enjoy panoramic view of the entire backyard. The view is enough to make you smile with a surround of creepers and ferns and several tree species which were obviously expertly selected by a landscape gardener. The star of the backyard is the cute oval shape swimming pool right in the centre that constantly beckons you to take a dip. Backyard garden space such as this is a valuable commodity in the inner city suburbs. It's an escape button from the world. But if you want to escape to this every day you better push the button on this sale immediately. There will be many contenders to the throne on Kings Road.

-Walk to cosmopolitan Rokeby Rd and Hay St strips
-Sought after early 1900's federation era build
-Peaceful tree lined steet
-5 bedrooms plus office / studio / living space
-Modern kitchen and bathrooms
-Polished Jarrah floorboards throughout
-Tall ceilings and plentiful living space
-Lockable garage
-Lovely easy-care landscaped backyard
-Low maintenance 'dipping' swimming pool