DECKS & VERANDAS

All living areas and bedrooms of this Sydney northern beaches holiday house have their own balcony, deck or veranda

The main deck is like an outdoor sitting room and because it's so protected from the elements it's exhilarating to sit there when the surf's up and on the coldest of days (under a woolly blanket with a good book). The french doors of the lower two bedrooms open on to a large open-air deck with upholstered iron loungers - the perfect place for reading and sleeping after an early-morning swim and alfresco lunch. The peaceful green bedroom on the main floor (the only bedroom without water views) has its own private deck with steamer chair under a cumquat tree. The master bedroom at the top has its own Romeo and Juliet balcony with gobsmacking views of the ocean.