26 Lindsay Place, Glen Forrest WA 6071

CANOPY LIVING

**PLEASE NOTE: The home is situated on a private road and access is limited. Viewings by appointment only – contact Cara.**

There are homes that shelter, others that transform. This bush retreat belongs firmly to the latter category. Suspended above the valley floor, it offers a unique response to an extraordinary site where the patinated trunks of towering eucalypts frame views across the valley, establishing a visual dialogue between built and natural environments that shapes the entire experience.

3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms
1990-built hidden retreat
2-storey western red cedar
Raked ceiling exposed beams
Well-appointed jarrah kitchen
Expansive SE facing decks
Split AC slow comb fireplace
2-car carport pwd workshop
1 acre secluded bush block
Stunning valley landscape

The first glimpse comes as you wind down the private road, a sanctuary where the boundary between inside and outside dissolves into something magical. Living here, you become part of the valley's daily rhythm.

Approached from a north-facing deck, the front door opens to a first-floor layout designed to offer a quiet retreat. It embodies restraint, recognising that when nature provides such spectacular decoration, human intervention should be subtle rather than intrusive.

The principal bedroom appears to float within the landscape, its large corner window framing the rising sun with the precision of a gallery installation. The private balcony extends this contemplative quality, creating an outdoor room where the boundary between inside and outside becomes meaningless. Both junior bedrooms – one with a walk-in robe– also have access to the deck.

It is the second storey that delivers the home’s masterstroke. The jarrah stairs function as a transition between earth and sky, between the conventional and the extraordinary. Each step up carries you closer to the treetops, until you emerge into the second-storey living zone and discover what it means to truly live amongst the canopy. The raked ceiling soars above exposed jarrah beams, creating volume that feels both intimate and expansive. Dual-aspect glazing dissolves the walls, giving the forest a palpable role in daily life.

This is architecture that understands restraint. The slow combustion fire anchors the flexible living space, creating a hearth that works equally well for solitary evenings or spontaneous gatherings. The jarrah kitchen demonstrates that luxury lies not in ostentation, but in the interplay of function and form. Four access points to the deck ensure that indoor-outdoor living isn't just possible – it's inevitable.

The one-acre site forms part of a wildlife corridor, making this more than a home—it's a habitat. Bandicoots, possums, and kangaroos share the space amongst gums, grass trees, and zamia palms. The expansive, south-east-facing deck becomes a viewing platform for nature's daily performance, where wildflowers paint the forest floor with seasonal colours, shifting light creates mesmerising patterns, and ever-changing glimpses of the Chittawarra Valley offer delightful reminders of this extraordinary location.

This is living without compromise – where luxury and restraint exist in perfect harmony and modern amenities never dominate. The home succeeds because it doesn't try to compete with its setting. Instead, it creates a platform for experiencing this extraordinary place more fully. The result is a home that changes not just how you live, but how you see the world around you.

To arrange an inspection of this property, call Cara Spiteri on 0400 104 501.