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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YOUR PAGE • OUR JUNE ISSUE INSPIRED OUR READERS TO HEAD INTO THE KITCHEN AND WARMED THE HEARTS OF THOSE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO NEW HOMES.

angust • This month, lanterns light up Jindera, Ballarat serves award-winning pies, and the Gascoyne region celebrates homegrown goods.

COME TO THE CITY

LUXURY REDEFINED • Curated textures and timeless forms come together to create interiors defined by design, style and contemporary appeal.

FIRE & FORM • ORIGINALLY FROM SCOTLAND, CERAMICIST LINDSEY WHERRETT NOW FINDS INSPIRATION IN THE WILD LANDSCAPES OF TASMANIA.

PEOPLE POWER • WHEN THE RESIDENTS OF A TASSIE TOWN DISCOVERED THEY MIGHT LOSE THEIR POST OFFICE, THEY PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO SAVE IT.

HOME GROWN • PROUD TASMANIAN LAUREN WEEKS HAS STITCHED TOGETHER AN IMPRESSIVE SMALL BUSINESS IN CUSTOM BOOT EMBROIDERY.

store front • COSY UP AND RELAX WITH THESE WINTERTIME PICKS.

BEST IN SHOW • MIX AND MATCH ELEGANT PLATTERS FOR A GRAZING-STYLE FEAST.

HOMES

ISLAND IDYLL • A FAMILY’S TREASURED WEEKENDER ON BRUNY ISLAND HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO CAPTURE THE SUN WHILE WITHSTANDING THE ELEMENTS.

CLASSIC ENGLISH CHARM • THE HEARTFELT RESTORATION OF A BEAUTIFUL TASMANIAN COUNTRY COTTAGE HAS A DISTINCTIVE TUDOR TWIST.

ABOUT THE HOUSE

GET THE LOOK • ECHO THIS AESTHETIC WITH LEAFY GREENS AND NATURAL TONES.

SPLASH ZONE • FROM LUXE AND LIGHT-FILLED TO COLOURFUL AND COMFORTING, BATHROOMS MAKE A STYLE STATEMENT.

W I L D ABANDON • A YOUNG GARDEN ON BRUNY ISLAND INVITES STAYING GUESTS AND THE LOCAL WILDLIFE TO EXPLORE AT LEISURE.

TEATIME TREAT

DOUBLE OR NOTHING • SOUFFLÉS ARE DIVINE BUT CAN BE TRICKY. ANNIE SMITHERS PROVIDES THE IDEAL SOLUTION WITH THIS TASTY VARIATION.

RIPPLE EFFECT • THIS EASY MELT-AND-MIX RECIPE FROM TILLY’S TABLE, WHICH HEROES BANANAS, MAKES THE PERFECT CAKE FOR WINTER.

COOKED TO PERFECTION • BORN OUT OF A HAPPY ACCIDENT, SCANPAN IS STILL GOING STRONG AFTER 70 YEARS OF INSPIRING CHEFS AND EVERYDAY COOKS.

Tassie’s next generation • TASMANIAN DROPS ARE HAVING A MOMENT, DRIVEN BY SOME UP-AND-COMING VIGNERONS, SAYS WINE WRITER PETER BOURNE.

travel

BICHENO • BEYOND ITS POSTCARD-PERFECT BEACHES, THIS EAST COAST TASMANIAN TOWN OFFERS AN ANTIDOTE TO FRANTIC CITY LIFE.

serenity now • ON TASMANIA’S EAST COAST, A TRANQUIL RETREAT FROM THE WORLD OFFERS SPACE TO RELAX, REFLECT AND REVIVE.

LIFE AND SOUL • A SMALL SHACK ON REMOTE BRUNY ISLAND COMBINES NATURAL BEAUTY AND CREATURE COMFORTS FOR A PERFECTLY PEACEFUL SOJOURN.

A STORIED PLACE • DISCOVER NORTH HOBART’S CULTURAL BUZZ AND DYNAMIC DINING SCENE JUST MINUTES FROM THIS HISTORIC GEORGIAN HOME.

carry on • THE LATEST TRAVEL JOURNEYS AND FINDS.

OUTDOOR HEROES

INTO THE WILD • FEELING THE WINTER CHILL? WRAP YOURSELF IN LAYERS OF COSY FLANNEL,WOOL AND CASHMERE.

the style diary • MOVING FROM MELBOURNE TO TASMANIA CATAPULTED STEPHANIE TRETHEWEY INTO A NEW LIFE, A NEW JOB AND A NEW STYLE.

PRETTY SIMPLE • PICK CLEAN-LINED CLASSICS THAT GO FROM FARM TO TOWN.

FACE VA LU E • COOLER TEMPERATURES DON’T MEAN YOU CAN DROP THE SUNSCREEN ROUTINE. HERE ARE OUR CURRENT FAVOURITE PROTECTIVE POTIONS.

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