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

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Country Style

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YOUR PAGE • FROM REGIONAL ARTISTS TO BEEKEEPERS AND GREEN THUMBS, THE MARCH ISSUE OF COUNTRY STYLE OFFERED PLENTY OF LIFESTYLE INSPIRATION FOR OUR READERS.

May • While Ballarat revisits the past, foodies descend on the Clare Valley, and towns in outback Queensland host alfresco opera.

house to home • BEAUTIFUL PIECES FOR AUTUMN AND BEYOND. Send your shopping news to csshopping@aremedia.com.au

best in show • STRIPED, CHECKED, FRAYED, FLORAL… FIND THE PERFECT SOFA CUSHION.

WORDS ON WORK • MAY FINDS MAGGIE MACKELLAR PREPPING THE FARM FOR WINTER AND SHARING PERSONAL REFLECTIONS IN HER NEW BOOK, GRAFT.

guiding light • RURAL MATERNAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDWINA SHARROCK IS EASING CHILDBIRTH FEARS WITH ACCESSIBLE BIRTHING CLASSES.

my country childhood • INDIGENOUS SINGER AND 2016 WINNER OF THE X-FACTOR AUSTRALIA ISAIAH FIREBRACE RECALLS HIS MUSIC-FILLED YOUTH IN ECHUCA MOAMA.

coming up roses • A REVITALISED ROSE FARM IN LORN, NSW, BRINGS JOY TO ITS OWNERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

WEAVING A SPELL • A RESPECTFUL RENOVATION OF THIS HERITAGE HOME IN NSW’S SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS MELDS CHARM WITH CREATURE COMFORTS.

A PLACE OF HER OWN • DELIVERED IN PIECES AND LOVINGLY RESTORED, THIS OLD HOUSE OFFERED A NEW BEGINNING FOR LINDA CHRISTALL IN PRETTY POMONA, QLD.

a home with heart • BUILT BY HAND, THIS CENTRAL VICTORIAN HOME REFLECTS THE VISION OF A RESOURCEFUL COUPLE WHO CREATED A SANCTUARY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR BELOVED ANIMALS.

bedtime stories • GIVE BEDROOMS HAVEN-LIKE STATUS WITH TACTILE MATERIALS, LUXE LINENS AND UNIQUE FLOURISHES.

TRAVELLERS IN AN ANTIQUE LAND • SUSTAINABLE, BEAUTIFUL, AND FULL OF STORY: FOR A HOME THAT’S UNIQUELY YOUR OWN, JUST ADD ANTIQUES.

NATURALLY INSPIRED • SEASONAL SPLENDOUR GUIDES THE PLANTING AND ACTIVITY AT ONE YOUNG FAMILY’S PROPERTY IN EDITH, NSW.

the world in a grain of sand • Fiona Weir hails compost, which holds whole universes in its crumbly goodness.

make her day • SURPRISE MUM WITH A HOMEMADE LUNCH ON MOTHER’S DAY AND TUCK INTO VIBRANT, DELICIOUS DISHES.

an apple a day… • FROM A HUMBLE GRANNY SMITH TO A FANCY DESSERT – DON’T BE AFRAID TO JAZZ UP CLASSIC FAVOURITES, SAYS STEVE CUMPER.

a treat for mum • SCRUMPTIOUS HOMEMADE CAKES ARE THE PERFECT MOTHER’S DAY GIFT, SAYS BAKER TILLY PAMMENT.

MOTHER KNOWS BEST • COUNTRY STYLE WINE WRITER NICK RYAN RECKONS HIS MUM MIGHT BE ON TO A WINNER WHEN IT COMES TO WINE EVALUATION.

shear beauty • AN OLD SHEARING SHED ON A PROPERTY IN THE CENTRAL TABLELANDS OF NSW IS NOW A LUXURIOUS FARMSTAY.

the style diaries • SELF-EXPRESSION GUIDES DENISE DUFFIELD-THOMAS AND KATE HOYE’S SARTORIAL CHOICES.

MAKING MAGIC • A SHARED LOVE OF WOOL – AND THE LAND – BROUGHT TWO RURAL BUSINESSWOMEN TOGETHER FOR A CREATIVE COLLABORATION.

SCENTS OF OCCASION • SPOIL MUM – OR YOURSELF – THIS MOTHER’S DAY WITH A DELICATE, UPLIFTING FRAGRANCE.

BOOK CLUB • SURPRISE IS THE KEYNOTE IN THIS MONTH’S CHOICES, BOTH IN FICTION AND IN ANALYSES OF WHAT WE’RE EXPERIENCING NOW.

AT THE MUSEUM • VIEW CLASSIC ARTWORKS BY CELEBRATED FATHER-AND-SON DUO ARTHUR AND MERRIC BOYD.

COLLECTABLES • JOHN MCPHEE EXAMINES AN IMAGE OF A YOUNG QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

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