NEDLANDS FAMILY HOME
THE BUILDERS CHOICE Nedlands family home
Transformed into a modern T
light-filled Nedlands home
his solid two-storey home was given a new lease on life and its pretty safe to say the owners will now never want to leave. Nestled in the heart of Nedlands and just a stone’s throw from the picturesque Matilda Bay Reserve, this 20-year-old family home was structurally sound but in desperate need of some love and attention. Portrait Custom Homes was tasked with the massive job of removing the inadequate single-storey lean-to living areas at the back of the home and building a new exciting space that the whole family could enjoy for years to come. Portrait Custom Homes owner Rob Hyde said the homeowners wanted to transform their existing living areas into an open, modern light-filled area with large proportions and volumes. THE TEAM
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“With three primary school aged children who are soon to become teenagers, the new internal and external entertainment space plus the swimming pool area will be very well used,” he said. “Plus it was a pretty spectacular location so the owners wanted to stay and upgrade the existing home.” Lovingly transformed inside and out While the existing living areas of the home were functionally adequate, the overall space didn’t do justice to the size of the home, the location and the value of the property. The property’s existing grassed backyard provided the perfect place for the outdoor extensions which featured an expansive inground swimming pool installed by Infiniti Pools, a new garden shed and a luxurious alfresco area with a concrete in-situ fireplace. Portrait Custom Homes owner Rob Hyde said extensive changes to the downstairs floorplan opened up a world of new opportunities for flawless indoor-outdoor living for the homeowners. “We removed the barely inadequate single storey lean-to, which included a rectangular open-plan kitchen, dining and living area,” he said. “This was mostly bricked in with west facing windows installed and a small sliding door to the alfresco.” The new spray-painted modern kitchen is now truly the heart of the home, featuring natural waterfall stone benchtops, custom cabinetry and a large walk-in pantry added to the design. The kitchen now overlooks an inviting living area, complete with a stunning gas fireplace and Shou Sugi Ban burnt ash feature wall cladding.
