Where every day is a holiday
When the Perriam family upgraded their home, they replaced or renovated almost everything but William couldn’t bear to part with the shower unit in the master en suite.
“My husband said I love this shower; we can’t change this,” says Farah of the multi-jet shower in the corner of the en suite.
It might be the only thing that isn’t sparkling new in a home that has been reclad, recarpeted and repainted. The two bathrooms were refurbished and a new one added as an en suite to the downstairs bedroom.
Farah says they reclad what was a plaster home with cedar and replaced the deck outside the living area on the main level. The home has a new Code of Compliance and a 10-year warranty. The new cedar has copper detailing and its natural tones contrast with the white aluminium joinery and block base of the house.
The upgrade was painstaking and included landscaping and planting around their townhouse of almost 10 years to create the total package.
Farah says: “We didn’t finish it cheaply to sell because we love this house and we wanted to do everything well so you give someone something nice when you sell it.
“It’s a beautiful house — really cosy and romantic. I feel like I am in a hotel on holiday. Even when it is raining it is a gorgeous place to be.”
Entry is up some newly tiled steps through a stained glass door to the main living area on the mid-level, which is open plan with the kitchen having wraparaound Stonex benches and a bay window overlooking the driveway.
From here you move through to the dining room and on to the lounge space, which opens on to a glass-balustraded balcony, which is north-facing with a magnificent view of Rangitoto.
A neutral colour scheme with black accents throughout the house shows off Farah’s love of monochrome decor, something that also features in her beauty salon in Mairangi Bay. “I love white and black,” she says. On this level there is also a bedroom that has a sliding door out to the balcony.
Farah says being north-facing the home is light and warm, backed up by gas heating.
She says they added an en suite to the downstairs bedroom so it could be used for extended family or an office as it has a separate entrance. It opens out to the carpeted garage, which has an insulated door so it could also double as a rumpus room. As well as the laundry there is a long bench and sink down here making it easy to set up a kitchenette.
The garage opens out to the sunny backyard, which has been landscaped and has artificial grass to minimise maintenance and mess. A path winds up and around the block base of the house back to the front door.
Upstairs there are two bedrooms and the main bathroom as well as the en suite to the master bedroom,