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 • THE MARCH ISSUE OF COUNTRY STYLE FOUND MANY READERS AT A NEW PHASE OF LIFE AND OFFERED A LINK TO FAVOURITE PASTIMES AND RENEWED ASPIRATIONS.

May • Robertson and Trentham are celebrating potatoes this month, while Herberton delves into its pioneering past.

Mother Country • CELEBRATING PARENTHOOD – IN ALL ITS FORMS – MEANS ACKNOWLEDGING THE HARD TIMES, SAYS MAGGIE MACKELLAR.

Homegrown • A DESIRE TO RECLAIM HER HEALTH LED GIPPSLAND ENTREPRENEUR LISA INNIS TO CHASE A LONG-HELD CAREER GOAL.

House to Home • BEAUTIFUL NEW HOMEWARES, FASHION AND ACCESSORIES.

Best in show • BREW UP A BIG POT OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEA AND STAY WARM ALL DAY. HERE ARE OUR FAVOURITE KETTLES FOR THE BENCH OR STOVETOP…

Field Of Dreams • BUDDING FARMERS PHE AND KEN VILJOEN HAVE FOUND JOY IN GROWING, HARVESTING AND DISTILLING LAVENDER BY HAND.

Welcome Home • A RICH HISTORY OF HOSPITALITY CONTINUES TO UNFOLD AT THIS ICONIC LAUNCESTON RESIDENCE.

Let It Grow • SWEET FLORALS, PASTEL POPS AND A QUAINT KITCHEN GARDEN BELIE EDEN COTTAGE’S TIES TO AN INDUSTRIAL PAST.

Homeward Bound • A LOVINGLY RESTORED FORMER DOCTOR’S RESIDENCE IN KIMBA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, HAS BECOME A CHERISHED FAMILY HOME.

From Soil To Soul • A FAMILY OF GREEN THUMBS ON THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA HAS NURTURED A COASTAL DREAMSCAPE WHERE PERENNIALS THRIVE.

Thanks, Mum • Fiona Weir recalls all she’s gleaned about gardening from her mother.

Rest And Retreat • TURN YOUR BEDROOM INTO A SLEEP SANCTUARY FILLED WITH COSY NOOKS, LUXURIOUS LINENS AND STYLISH SOFT FURNISHINGS.

Sharing The Love • CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY WITH DELICIOUS RECIPES FROM TILLY’S TABLE.

A Toast To Mum • AHEAD OF MOTHER’S DAY, WINE WRITER PETER BOURNE RECALLS THE UNSUNG HEROINES OF WINEMAKING WHO HAVE PROPELLED THEIR LABELS TO GLOBAL ACCLAIM.

At First Bite • ONCE YOU TRY STEVE CUMPER’S DELICIOUSLY CHEWY BRIOCHE, THERE’S NO GOING BACK.

Steps Through Time • LIFE SLOWS DOWN AT THE BOOTMAKER’S HOUSE, WHERE QUIET CONTEMPLATION SURROUNDED BY NATURE IS TOP OF THE AGENDA.

Carry On

Get Crafty • TAP INTO YOUR CREATIVITY WITH THREE SIMPLE CRAFT PROJECTS THAT RESULT IN THE PERFECT MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS.

The Style Diary • I LOVE LINEN FOUNDER LAUREN ROE CAPTURES THE COLOURS OF THE COUNTRY IN HER RANGE.

Rosy Outlook • THIS MOTHER’S DAY, TREAT MUM – OR YOURSELF – TO A RANGE OF LUXURIOUS, ROSE-ENHANCED BEAUTY PRODUCTS.

Weddings

Lucy & Jack Stroke Of Luck • Their love affair started with a chance encounter at a Brisbane bar, and culminated in a joyous union on the South Coast of New South Wales.

Polly & Jack Language Of Love • A sweltering summer day was no match for a couple intent on having fun and spoiling their guests.

Guest Star • HOW TO DRESS YOUR BEST AS A WEDDING GUEST OR MOTHER OF THE BRIDE.

Book Club • DELIGHTFUL TALES FOR MOTHER’S DAY, PLUS A GLIMPSE OF THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

Field Guide

Collectables

Sorry, I’m Busy • THE MOST REMOTE HAVE THE MOST TO DO, DECLARES A FRENZIED ROB INGRAM.