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

Masthead

Your Page • OUR FEBRUARY ISSUE RENEWED HOPE THAT FARMING HAS A STRONG FUTURE IN AUSTRALIA, WHILE MEG BIGNELL’S COLUMN ON PARENTHOOD HIT HOME FOR MANY.

April • While Alice Springs lights up the night, bush poets take to the stage in Tenterfield, and foodies indulge throughout the Coal River Valley.

House To Home

Best In Show • YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY TEA TOWELS – HERE ARE OUR FAVOURITE NEW DESIGNS IN CLASSIC COUNTRY PATTERNS AND COLOURS.

Yearning For Home • MEG BIGNELL TAKES CUES FROM RESOURCEFUL WOMEN OF YESTERYEAR WHO FOUND COMFORT IN THE SIMPLE THINGS.

Homegrown • THE ORIGINS OF BURTONS LANE PRODUCTS, MADE BY RENEE SINCLAIR IN RURAL NSW, CAN BE TRACED ALL THE WAY TO INDIA.

A Role To Play • WHEN LEILA MCDOUGALL SAW THE IMPACT SUICIDE WAS HAVING ON HER FARMING COMMUNITY, SHE DECIDED TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT IT – WITH HELP FROM THE FILM INDUSTRY’S BIG NAMES.

Growth Mindset • FOR FOURTH-GENERATION WINEMAKERS ELIZA, ANGELA AND NICHOLAS BROWN, THE SUDDEN DEATH OF THEIR FATHER GALVANISED THEIR RESOLVE TO SUCCEED.

Homes

Style & Substance • FOR LEURA-BASED PROPERTY STYLIST NONNIE ALDRIDGE, A PERSONAL TOUCH WILL TRANSFORM A HOUSE INTO A HOME.

C’est La Vie • AN HISTORIC POST OFFICE ON NSW’S SOUTH COAST IS NOW HOME TO SELF-PROCLAIMED FRANCOPHILES.

The Sweet Life • A YOUNG FAMILY EMBRACING LIFE ON THE LAND HAVE GIVEN THEIR MODERN FARMHOUSE A PERSONALITY-PACKED MAKEOVER.

From The Ground Up • AT THE AGRARIAN KITCHEN IN TASMANIA, A FLOURISHING GARDEN PROVIDES PLENTIFUL PRODUCE AND A SPACE FOR INSPIRATION.

Veg Out • Fiona Weir on the pros – and cons – of living the dream: growing your own food.

Gather Together • SET THE SCENE FOR AN ELEGANT, YET RELAXED EASTER CELEBRATION IN THE GARDEN WITH LOVED ONES.

Cabinet Reshuffle • A SENSE OF TIMELESSNESS IS THE COMMON INGREDIENT IN THESE KITCHENS.

Food

Nature’s Kitchen • TRENTHAM CHEF ANNIE SMITHERS’ FARM-TO-TABLE DISHES AT DU FERMIER TRANSLATE INTO A DELICIOUS AUTUMN PICNIC .

Worldly And Wise • STEVE CUMPER HAPPILY ADOPTS TRIED-AND-TESTED RECIPE TECHNIQUES FROM KITCHENS OVERSEAS.

Fruity Surprise • ENJOY TILLY PAMMENT’S SWEET, TART RHUBARB CAKE WITH YOUR MORNING CUP OF TEA.

Perfect Serve • OLWEN HILL’S FROSTED GINGER CAKE WAS PRESENTED WITH PRIDE AT TENNIS PARTIES IN THE 1940S AND ’50S.

Palate Pleasers • MYTHS ARE MADE TO BE BUSTED, SAYS WINE WRITER PETER BOURNE – WELL, AT LEAST WHERE TRADITIONAL FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS ARE CONCERNED.

Flavours • DRINK, DINE AND DEVOUR NEW FRENCH RECIPES.

Travel

Tasting Tasmania • CLUSTERED IN THE NORTH-WEST CORNER OF TASMANIA, THERE’S A FEAST OF FOODIE DESTINATIONS, DISCOVERS MAGGIE MACKELLAR.

Nurtured By Nature • ONCE A 19TH-CENTURY DAIRY FACTORY, MILK HAUS RETAINS ITS PASTORAL ROOTS AS A GARDEN HAVEN FULL OF DELIGHTS.

Carry On

Farmhouse Chic • AUTUMN ATTIRE IS AWASH WITH BLUSH AND MAGENTA HUES, ROMANTIC FLORALS AND VERSATILE NEUTRALS.

To The Rescue • TARGET DRY, DULL SKIN WITH A RANGE OF NOURISHING FACE MASKS THAT BOOST HYDRATION AND RESTORE RADIANCE.

Field Guide

Book Club

Collectables

What’s In A Name? • WE’RE LOOKING BACK AT COUNTRY SQUIRE ROB INGRAM’S CLASSIC COLUMNS…