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

EDITOR’S LETTER

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YOUR PAGE • MAGGIE MACKELLAR’S IDEA TO HAND-WRITE LETTERS TO HER SON RESONATED WITH READERS, AND WE LOOK BACK AT A MUCH-LOVED COUNTRY STYLE IMAGE FROM 2013.

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Congratulations

november • The spring sunshine beckons, so immerse yourself in a range of outdoor festivals and local events celebrating food, art, flowers, markets and music.

book a table

ODE TO THE KITCHEN TABLE • WHEN MAGGIE MACKELLAR POSTS AN UNFILTERED SLICE OF LIFE ON INSTAGRAM, IT HITS HOME FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

homegrown • FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, THE MEMBERS OF ONE BALLARAT FAMILY HAVE KEPT ALIVE AN HISTORIC - AND MODERN - TRADE.

Chooks on the loose! • KIMBERLEY-BASED JILLAROO EMMA MOSS LEARNS THAT CHICKENS ARE CLEVER CREATURES CAPABLE OF MISCHIEF, BOTH AT HOME AND AWAY.

goodness delivered • LOCKDOWN SAW ONE COUPLE BRING TOGETHER A GROUP OF MACEDON RANGES FARMERS TO SAVE THEIR LIVELIHOODS BY OFFERING HOME DELIVERED BOXES OF LOCAL PRODUCE.

rewinding time • A RESOURCEFUL COUPLE FAVOURED RECLAIMED MATERIALS AND SECOND-HAND FINDS WHEN RESTORING THEIR HOME.

ABOUT THE HOUSE:

Happy Coincidence • FAMILY, PROPERTY AND WORK ALL CAME TOGETHER WHEN LILLIE HOLCOMBE SWAPPED THE CITY FOR THE COUNTRY.

ABOUT THE HOUSE:

diamond in the rough • THE CHALLENGE TO TURN AN UNLIVEABLE, CENTURY-OLD HOUSE INTO A COMFORTABLE HOME LURED THIS FAMILY TO THE COAST.

NATURAL TOUCH • SET THE TONE WITH WOOD, RATTAN AND EARTHY SHADES.

beside the sea • A 1950S TASMANIAN SHACK HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH AN INGENIOUS LAUNDRY AND BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM.

kitchen joy • AN AGA IS THE MAKING OF A COUNTRY KITCHEN, AND MANY DELICIOUS MEALS. STYLIST AND COOK MICHELLE CRAWFORD TELLS US ABOUT HERS.

how to decorate • IN HER NEW BOOK, INTERIOR DESIGN JOURNALIST MELISSA PENFOLD HAS DEVISED A FORMULA FOR A BEAUTIFUL HOME › AND IT DOESN’T INVOLVE BIG SPENDING.

Floral Overture • MUSICIANS SUZY AND RICHARD MILLER HAVE SWAPPED SOLOS FOR SEEDLINGS AT THEIR HISTORIC MANOR IN BATHURST, NSW.

Getting a buzz • Fiona Walmsley celebrates coffee season – with a little help from her friends.

FIND A PENNY, PICK IT UP • JEWELLERY MAKER KIRSTY WIGGINS FINDS INSPIRATION IN THE WELL-WORN, FROM VINTAGE COINS TO HER RUSTIC BUSH SURROUNDS IN CENTRAL NSW.

off to market we go • COMBINE FARMERS MARKET PRODUCE WITH PANTRY STAPLES FOR VIBRANT, DELICIOUS MEALS AND SALADS

con-fusion food • INDIA MEETS GREECE AS STEVE CUMPER WHIPS UP A FUSION FOOD CROWD-PLEASER.

flavours • WHAT TO EAT, DRINK AND TRY THIS MONTH.

paradise found • WITH ITS SPECTACULAR SEASCAPES AND SOPHISTICATED TOWN, THERE’S NOWHERE QUITE LIKE NOOSA.

THE FACTS

WILD AND WONDERFUL • A COUPLE HAVE ADDED ACCOMMODATION TO THEIR FAMILY FARM ON FLINDERS ISLAND, OFFERING A TRUE GETAWAY.

the style diary • LILLIE HOLCOMBE SOURCES TOP-QUALITY GARMENTS FOR HER CLOTHING STORE, HARRY AND KIT, AND HER OWN WARDROBE.

BOOK CLUB • THIS MONTH, A MINI LIBRARY – SUSPENSE, LAUGHTER, PURE EVIL AND PRECIOUS INSIGHT.

FIELD GUIDE • BROWSE OUR ADVERTISERS’ PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

ALWAYS WATCHING AND LISTENING • ROB INGRAM LEARNS THAT HIS COMPUTER IS PRIVY TO MUCH MORE THAN HIS CONSUMER PREFERENCES.