Adelaide
North Adelaide
182 Tynte Street
$4 million+
One of the selling features of this extraordinary home is what's described as a Sex in the City dressing room that adjoins the master suite - and it does resemble the one that Carrie had in the movie. That's pretty interesting since it is housed in a building commissioned by the South Australian Total Abstinence Society in 1858. The current owners bought Rechabite Hall 11 years ago and have since transformed it into a home, even adding underfloor heating beneath the recycled parquetry floor. Each of the three bedrooms has an en suite, there's a chef's kitchen, library and a north-facing entertainer's terrace with built-in barbecue. There's a grand staircase, but also a lift between each of the three floors and a garage for 10 cars. "It's a bespoke modern-day mansion," Stephanie Williams of Harcourts Brock Williams says. 
Canberra
Griffith
9 Bass Gardens
About $2 million
The garden of this beautiful home is about to pop. This is one of the most desirable spots in the capital's first settled areas - the Blandfordia precinct of Old Griffith, directly opposite Bass Gardens. The four-bedroom home on a 1341-square-metre block is packed with heritage features and has formal lounge and dining, and a large open-plan kitchen and family room leading to a deck and gorgeous garden. Richard and Sophie Luton of Luton Properties have the listing.
Hobart
Birchs Bay
3707 Channel Highway
$3 million+
This grand waterfront Federation residence - one of the original houses in the area - was built in 1905 on 3.5 hectares on the edge of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, about 40 minutes' drive from the capital. Cooinda is full of charm, from its grand period facade, bay windows (some with stained glass), wide hallway, high ceilings, timber detail and original fireplaces. There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The formal lounge, dining room and country-style kitchen are full of character. The barn predates the house by about 10 years making it circa 1890s. Birchs Bay was the original convict camp predating Port Arthur. Knight Frank's Pam Corkhill has the listing.
Melbourne
Kew
11 Sackville Street
About $8 million
I love this room but probably won't need that fire going right now, even accounting for Melbourne's unpredictable weather. This house has been in the one family for 100 years and is a beautifully kept time capsule, with the dining room in particular grabbing my eye. Built in 1916, 'Inveresk' is described as "an exemplar of transitional Federation and Californian bungalow architecture". It has six bedrooms plus a study, two bathrooms with a third in the brick garage, which has an upstairs workshop. I love the original timberwork and joinery throughout the home. The 2763-square-metre block also allows plenty of room for a tennis court and swimming pool. It's up for private auction on   October 28 through Kay and Burton's Scott Patterson.