Instagram star Jenn Farr sells her renovated 1930s home in South Perth

 South Perth has long been one of Perth’s favourite and most exclusive riverside suburbs.

Elegantly gentile, close to the city and characterised by a rich mix of riverfront mega mansions, Federation era family homes and a smattering of upmarket apartment developments, it remains one of Perth’s most sought after south of the river addresses.

This elegant family home, set high on a hill in one of this suburb’s premier locations, ticks plenty of boxes for those looking for a stunningly presented near new home that requires nothing more than the unpacking of boxes to move in and enjoy.

41 Hampden St, South Perth. Photo: Acton South

A custom build by APG homes, home owner and amateur interior designer Jenn Farr put her considerable design skills to work when conceiving and executing her vision of a welcoming, exceptionally well-appointed home that took full advantage of its spectacular location.

Just three years old, Farr and husband Clinton considered renovating the existing 1930s original bungalow that stood on the block but decided against it in favour of a new build because of its “difficult” floor plan and poor state of repair.

The home owner capitalised on her “life-long love affair with interior design”, tweaking the floor plan to suit her requirements and then putting her passion and skills to work sourcing exceptional finishes and fixtures that are much admired across her design focused, thriving Instagram account @designdevotee.

41 Hampden St, South Perth. Photo: Acton South

The perfect medium for sharing inspired designs, she cites Instagram as her go to source when completing the luxurious fit out and worked with local Instagram favourites Jane Ledger Interiors, (@janeledgerinteriors) for much of the interior detail and garden designer Mon Palmer (@mon_palmer) for the outdoors.

“I work from home so I really worked hard to make sure the atmosphere and look were calming and beautiful and that I took advantage of the abundant, beautiful natural light,” Farr said.

The large, open plan living spaces and beautifully manicured outdoor spaces are what really sets this home apart, as well as the consistent attention to detail and design.

41 Hampden St, South Perth. Photo: Acton South

The lower level kitchen and dining space boasts an elegant mix of timber, stone and glass and opens via a set of commercial grade bi-fold doors onto a covered year round outdoor entertaining area with built in kitchen in a muted palette of white, pink and stone.

Built in day beds, a poolside cabana and extensive immaculate lawns and garden beds, were designed for year round use and lend this home a real sense of resort style luxury.

Selling agent Lorraine Potter, of Acton South Residential, said the home’s location, on one of South Perth’s premier streets, its larger than average 900 square metre landholding and city and river views had prompted a strong level of interest after just a single home open.

41 Hampden St, South Perth. Photo: Acton South

“In terms of proximity to existing infrastructure, it is close to both Penhros and Wesley private colleges, walking distance to the beautiful South Perth foreshore, and minutes from the Angelo, Mends and Preston Street retail and dining precincts,” she said.

Ms Potter said it was rare that a home like this with its high level construction and fit out, coupled with the exceptional attention to detail, came to market in such a tightly held and popular precinct.

Although Ms Potter said the market was showing definite signs of recovery, it was a gradual strengthening, with the suburbs in the upper echelons of the local market leading the recovery.

Domain Group data for the suburb shows very little variation in the median house price for South Perth over the last decade, consistently hovering around the $850,000 to $900,000 mark, despite the impact of the downturn in the resources industry that hit the WA economy hard.

41 Hampden Street, South Perth, goes to auction on May 26.