Country Style

Country Style celebrates the diversity of modern country living. Brings to life the stories of inspirational people and places from around Australia - coast to coast. We visit amazing homes and gardens, travel through Australia's most vibrant regional centres and sample all the good things the country has to offer

Welcome Letter

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Your Page • FAMILY CONNECTIONS AND TRADITIONS SHINE THIS MONTH, WHILE OUR JANUARY ISSUE INSPIRED READERS TO FORGE NEW MEMORIES, TRY NEW RECIPES, AND HIT THE ROAD.

March • Autumn outings across the country include art trails, pottery exhibitions, community festivals and creative workshops.

House To Home

Best In Show • PANTONE’S COLOUR OF THE YEAR FOR 2024 – PEACH FUZZ – IS WARM, YOUTHFUL AND NOSTALGIC ALL AT ONCE. EMBRACE THIS PRETTY PASTEL AT HOME.

Peace Of Mind • AMID THE ABUNDANCE OF EARLY AUTUMN ON THE FARM, MAGGIE MACKELLAR SAVOURS MOMENTS OF TRUE SERENITY.

Homegrown • A CREATIVE CALLING LED BY NATURE INSPIRED SOPHIE MARINO TO START A HOME-BASED BUSINESS IN BYRON BAY.

Artists On Show • We step inside the studios, homes and landscapes where three Australian artists capture their piece of our country.

Living Colour • ARMIDALE PAINTER JO WHITE USES AUSTRALIAN ICONOGRAPHY IN HER WORKS THAT ARE AT ONCE NOSTALGIC AND CONTEMPORARY.

Love Of Country • FOR INDIGENOUS ARTIST VICKI YATJIKI CULLINAN, AN ANCIENT LANDSCAPE ALIVE WITH CULTURE AND SPIRIT LEAPS OFF THE CANVAS.

Between The Lines • ABSTRACT ARTIST ELIZABETH BEAUMONT ADDS LAYERS OF INTRIGUE TO HER PAINTINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE.

Our Country • Join us for Country Style’s 2024 art exhibition with Michael Reid.

Creative Space

The Road More Travelled • THOUGHTFULLY RENOVATED BY ITS JET-SETTING OWNER, THIS BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE IN THE UPPER HUNTER SHIRE, NSW, IS A TREASURE TROVE OF ART AND HISTORY.

Natural Palette • THIS 19TH-CENTURY HOME IN THE GIPPSLAND LAKES REGION HAS BEEN GENTLY UPDATED, INCLUDING A NEW ART STUDIO.

Humble Beginnings • A STORIED COTTAGE IN EDITH, NSW, HOLDS SPECIAL MEMORIES OF YESTERYEAR FOR LONG-TIME LOCALS.

Sunlight And Shade • FOR RETAILER MARGOT SHANNON, THE GARDEN SHE’S NURTURED FOR 30-ODD YEARS IN RURAL BOOKHAM, NSW, FILLS HER WITH JOY.

Blues In Bloom • Fiona Weir takes some important life lessons from a cottage-garden staple.

Take The Plunge • FIND INSPIRATION FOR YOUR OWN SANCTUARY IN THESE TIMELESS BATHROOMS.

Down Home

Garden Bounty • BAROSSA VALLEY-BASED COOK CHERIE HAUSLER PRESENTS DELICIOUS WHOLEFOOD RECIPES IN HER NEW COOKBOOK A PLANT-BASED FARMHOUSE.

Flavours With Flair • STEVE CUMPER’S MOUTH-WATERING, MEATY TORTA IS AN ODE TO SPANISH CUISINE.

Roll With It • TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH TILLY PAMMENT’S PROVEN SWISS ROLL RECIPE.

The Tipple Trifecta • WINE WRITER PETER BOURNE SHARES THE THREE KEY INGREDIENTS (BEYOND GRAPES) THAT CAN CATAPULT A BOTTLE OF WINE INTO MASTERPIECE TERRITORY.

Island Life

Run Wild • REMOTE, BEAUTIFUL AND UNINHABITED, MARIA ISLAND – OFF THE COAST OF TASMANIA – IS PERFECT FOR A WALKING HOLIDAY, AS COUNTRY STYLE’S HANNAH JAMES DISCOVERS.

Mystic River • ON THE BANKS OF THE MERSEY RIVER IN TASMANIA’S NORTH, AN HISTORIC COTTAGE USHERS GUESTS INTO A BYGONE ER A.

Carry On

The Style Diary • ARTIST AND FARMER LUCY HERSEY LOVES PRETTY, PRACTICAL CLOTHES THAT SUIT HER BUSY LIFE.

Changing Our Minds • MENOPAUSE: IT’S HOT RIGHT NOW. NEUROSCIENTIST DR LISA MOSCONI EXPLAINS HOW TO EASE THE TR ANSITION – AND WHY IT’S NOT ALL BAD.

Pack And Go • TRAVELLING FOR WORK OR HEADING OFF ON A HOLIDAY? MAINTAIN YOUR SKINCARE AND SLEEP REGIMENS WITH THESE ESSENTIALS.

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