15 Chalmers Street, Fremantle WA 6160

Built 120 years ago, this white weatherboard cottage is timeless, and that design aesthetic is finely matched by a beautiful renovation. Natural light, white walls, jarrah and terrazzo floors, beautiful bathrooms, a simply fine kitchen and a north-facing living flowing to a timber entertaining deck all create a captivating atmosphere.

Set behind a tall white picket fence with ornate iron lacework framing the return veranda, this is one of the prettiest cottages in Fremantle, in a lovely garden setting with paths winding through magnificent gumtrees. The home opens to the high ceilings of the central hallway, leading to a spacious air-conditioned bedroom with a wall of mirrored built-in-robes. The white-painted timber interior walls of the original home add texture, and the second bedroom, also with built-in-robes, features a lovely ensuite with a herringbone marble wall in the frameless glass shower.

Northern windows bring light to the long open-plan dining and kitchen, perfectly designed with waterfall Caesarstone island, handmade subway tiling, cool suspended lighting, white Shaker-style cabinetry, stainless steel Miele appliances and French doors to the deck. Step down to the polished concrete living space, where a wall of timber-framed glass faces north and opens to wonderful outdoor dining among the trees.

In the laundry zone, the charcoal grey cabinetry frames a pressed tin style splashback in keeping with the home’s origins and fine herringbone tiling in blue is a feature of the beautiful bathroom. A third bedroom or ideal study at the rear has built-in storage and garden outlooks to the north and west.

Beyond an immaculate patch of lawn, a cedar-clad shed/workshop offers flexible space, and there are abundant lemon, lime and cumquat trees in the garden. There’s parking inside the white picket fence, as well as an additional tandem parking space in the driveway.

Restored, renovated and extended with an obvious affection for 120 years of history as well as a fine contemporary eye for light, flow and comfort, this home is not only very pretty, but pretty tempting. It’s a captivating home in a very desirable pocket of Fremantle with sunset picnics at the Monument, a stroll downtown to the markets, the creative Blinco precinct around the corner and excellent local schools in walking distance.

• 1905 weatherboard renovated cottage
• North-facing living opens to timber deck
• Gorgeous renovated kitchen with waterfall bench, Shaker cabinetry, Miele appliances
• Beautiful jarrah timber floorboards
• High ceilings
• Renovated bathrooms
• White picket fence
• Built-in robes in all bedrooms
• Delightful gardens with winding paths
• Outdoor cedarwood shed
• Walk to Monument Hill
• Great local schools – John Curtin College of the Arts and East Fremantle Primary School

Council Rates: $2,010.00 per annum (approx)
Water Rates: $1,258.18 per annum (approx)