Two sisters have created a whimsical beach #cottage on the rugged south Australian coast in #MarionBay. The #beach is a two-minute walk through wattle and saltbush shrub, where their children clamber over sand dunes and search for shells.â â "It always feels like coming home," says Sarah. "We're so happy to arrive and there's a big exhale and a sense of relief."â â Click the link in our bio to see more of the home and find out how you can book it for your next #holiday.
Dreaming of a white #Christmas? Too bad we live in Australia, where snow in December is as rare as a leftover piece of pudding! But with a little ingenuity, you can easily style a fresh, white festive theme. â â Click the link in our bio for some decorating inspiration! â â Photography @lisacohenphotoâ â #Christmas #tablesetting #festive #foliage
â Come and celebrate the launch of our new #book Country Homes in Australia â 30 Years of Life on the Land this coming Friday at Headricks Lane in Rockhampton.â â Join Editor-in-Chief Victoria Carey for a drink on arrival, canapes and a two-course lunch and receive your copy of Country Homes in Australia â 30 Years of Life on the Land, valued at $60. â â Proceeds from the #lunch will go to Isolated Children's Parents Association @icpa_aust which works to ensure rural and remote students access to education.â â Tickets cost $120 per person.â Follow the link in our bio to purchase your ticket.â â Photography @robcshawâ Styling @olivia_blackmoreâ â #rockhampton #donate #booklaunchâ
"Living in the country puts us in touch much more with the bigger issues," says Patsy Peacock, who along with partner Michael Lynch, calls this cottage in the Southern Highlands home. The pair undertook a home #renovation to create better #entertaining and conversation spaces. â â Since making a #treechange, the pair have immersed themselves in the local creative community. âThe area is full of interesting people, and we enjoy that.ââ â Step inside their home, which blends #Hamptonsstyle with tribal elements, by clicking the link in bio.â â #diningroom #homedecor #lighting
It can take a traditional #Christmaspudding up to three months to mature and develop its signature, rich flavour. Why wait when you can subscribe to @countrystylemag this month and receive a bonus Christmas pudding â valued at $78 - from the talented folks at Pudding Lane? â ⣠â ⣠PLUS, when you subscribe or renew your subscription this Christmas, youâll also go into the draw to WIN $10,000. There are five (5) cash prizes up for grabs, with a total prize pool of $50,000! Click the link in our bio for more info.â ⣠â ⣠#dessert #christmas #xmas #christmasgift
Starting tomorrow, hundreds of Australian #artists are selling an artwork through Art for Bales and donating 100 per cent of the proceeds to Rural Aid to raise much needed funds for drought relief. Participating artists include Sulman Prize finalist and Hawkesbury Art Prize winner @ben_tankard_art, Paddington Art Prize winner @kiatamasonart, along with Alexandra Plim, James Lai, Joan Blond, Thomas Bucich, Maggi McDonald, Tracy Dickason and Ana Young. Follow the link in our bio to help our drought-affected communities by acquiring a new piece of art for your #home this weekend. Have a browse now! â â #artforbales2019 #artforbales
Welcome to a sixth generation family #farmhouse #cottage in Nowhere Creek, VIC. Jack and Kirby Kaye had been dating for about two weeks when Jack said, âI need you to come home and see the farm and if you canât live there then thereâs no relationship.â â â Luckily when Kirby finally saw the farm, she fell in love. âIt was beautiful straight away,â she says. â â Today, Jack and Kirby call the farm home and have undertaken a slow and steady #renovation of their historic cottage. Here, in the #entrancehallway, the original #floorboards have been retained. Tour the home by clicking the link in our bio. â â Photography: @markroperphotographyâ Styling: @hannah.bradyâ â â
Woven creations by #macramĂ© artist Brydie Stewart of @marymakerstudio often sell out online within minutes. Each distinctive wall-hanging can feature up to six kilograms of fringing alone! â â Before pursuing a career in the arts, she was a high school #teacher. âI'd given so much to enable everyone else to shine, but what did I really want to do? I made a promise to myself to see where I could take this," she says.â â Head to the link in bio to read her inspiring story and see more of her #bohostyle creations. â â Photography: @markroperphotography
Photographer @marniehawson headed to @Queensland to experience the colour and community feel of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers last month. The annual event celebrates the regionâs gardening talent as well as local producers and draws a mix of local, national and international crowds. Follow the link in our bio for the full story. #thisisqueensland #sp
Have you got your copy of our Coastal Homes Special Collectors' Issue? Filled with inspirational homes so you can start planning your sea change, it is available at supermarkets, newsagents and online (see the link in our bio). Heather and Peter Cameron bought their home St Marys on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula in 2009 and transformed it into a relaxed getaway for their three adult children and their partners with the help of @austin_design_associatesâ â Words @virginia_imhoffâ Photography @derek_swalwellâ â #countrystyleloves #country #countrylife #countryliving â #coastal #coast #beach #ocean #sea #interiordesign #design #homedecor #decor #home #interiors #inspiration #homedesign #furniture #interiorstyling #interiorinspiration #interiorstyle #designer #homestyle #house #home
You and a chosen travel companion could be sailing the Mediterranean on a 12-night, all-inclusive luxury @CrystalCruise just by entering Country Style's 30th Birthday competition! Onboard youâll enjoy Michelin-inspired cuisine, boundless entertainment and the opportunity to take part in activities such as yoga, pilates and golf tutorials. Enjoy @Emiratesâ exceptional Economy Class flights to and from one of five Australian cities. To enter, click the link in bio. *Terms and conditions applyâ â #CrystalCruisesâ #CrystalSerenityâ â â â â
The claw-foot bath next to an open fireplace at @thefarmerscottage is the height of luxury. But just a few years ago, this cottage had almost completely succumbed to the forces of nature. Current owner Abby McKibben says when she first inspected the place, âGrass was growing up through the floorboards and there were four possums living in the roof.â While anyone else might be tempted to let nature take its course, Abby and her husband Josh were taken by the views and, of course, that convict-built brick fireplace in the bathroom. See what the cottage looks like today by clicking the link in bio. â â #bathroom #bathroomdesign â #interiordesign #renovation #cottagelifeâ â Words: @becwhishâ Photography: @marniehawson
Behind every great garden is a great story. Thatâs definitely true of the landscape surrounding Ford House in Bridgetown, WA where a flock of geese freely roam. The garden has a long, 120 year history, but current owner Jenny Brickwoodâs chapter began in 1995. Back then, she and her partner Ken Rotman were only novice gardeners but knew the place had to be theirs. "We didn't have children together, so it was like our baby. We were constantly thinking about what we could put here, or plant there. It was a beautiful obsession," says Jenny. Read the full story and tour the garden by clicking the link in bio.â â #goose #gardening â #landscaping #gardendesignâ â Words: Amy Richardsonâ Photography: @abbie_melle
In a one-hectare garden, where rows of manicured hedges give way to rambling roses and a pool-turned-pond, there is plenty to be admired. This little bench, shaded by the generous branches of a Manchurian pear tree, is the perfect place to sit and take it all in. Can you believe that when the owner took on this project, she hadnât even owned as much as a single pot plant? Take a stroll through the garden by clicking the link in bio.â â â #garden â #landscaping â #gardendesign â #pearâ â Words & Photography: @annabellehickson
Sometimes a group of simple things can make a grand display. At the home of winemakers Peter and Hannah Logan of @logan_wines, vintage china, silver cloches and artworks hang above a rustic sideboard. Hannah worked closely with interior stylist @megan_morton to ensure that her "million ideas" wouldnât overwhelm the space. To see the rest of the home, which is brimming with pops of vibrant colour, click the link in bio. â â #interiordecor â #countryliving â #renovation â #decorationâ â Words: Catherine McCormackâ Photography: @felix_forest
Nestled among picturesque orchards and sheep-grazing country is the childhood home of Australiaâs first female Foreign Minister @juliebishopmp. To this day, she loves coming home to the Adelaide Hills, where she says âThe values and principles that I live by were obviously instilled in me.â Tour the property and hear all about Julieâs childhood, in her own words, by clicking the link in bio.â â #farmhousestyleâ #farmlifeâ #countrylivingâ â â Words: Victoria Careyâ Photography: @abbie_melle
Donât miss your chance to win a luxury Mediterranean cruise that will take you and a travel companion to explore the centuries-old seaside village of Italyâs Portovenere and Corsicaâs Prunelli Gorge, experience the beauty of Barcelona and delve into Monte Carloâs colourful history. You could be the lucky Country Style reader who jets off to Rome with @emirates, then boards the Crystal Serenity for a 12-night Mediterranean Impressions cruise thanks to @crystalcruises. Staying in a Deluxe Stateroom with verandah, onboard youâll enjoy fine dining, 24-hour room service, musical entertainment, and activities such as yoga, pilates and golf tutorials. The total prize is valued at over $20,000 and the competition closes August 7th. Click on the link in our bio to enter. #CrystalCruises #CrystalSerenityâ ï»ż *Terms and Conditions Applyâ ï»ż
![Originally designed by Edna Walling in the late 1930s, the gardens at @eurambeen eventually fell into complete disrepair. Looking for a slower pace of life, one couple stumbled upon the property and, despite the fact that their former garden was only âthe size of [a] dining table,â they created a five-year plan and set to work. This is what the garden looks like today. Meander through the garden, which features a restored pergola and stone walls by clicking the link in bio. ï»ż
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Penguins are frequent visitors to this garden on the remote Banks Peninsula of New Zealand. Here, gravel pathways wind through tangles of swaying ornamental grass and views of the southern Pacific Ocean stretch as far as the eye can see. Wander the magnificent property by clicking the link in bio. â â #landscapedesignâ #landscapingâ #ornamentalgrassâ â Words: Christine Reidâ Photography: @clairetakacsâ â
By combining family antiques, vintage finds and kerbside pickups, Rebecca McDonald of @victoriaparkfarm has created a truly unique guesthouse everyone can enjoy. â â Can't get enough of the inspiring stories from regional Australia? Subscribe now at the special rate of $60 for 13 issues (save 45%) to ensure you never miss an issue of Country Style again. Details in the link in bio.â â #hamptonshouseâ #farmhousedecorâ #antiquesâ â Words: @clairemactaggartâ Photo: @marniehawson
For accomplished dressage rider Meaghan Willis, building a Dutch-style stable for her beloved warmbloods Harry and Romeo, was a dream come true. Take a tour of her beautiful formal garden (which overlooks Hanging Rock in the Macedon Ranges) by clicking the link in bio. â .â #gardendesignâ #horsebarnâ #horsesofinstagramâ .â Words: @virginia_imhoffâ Photo: @marniehawson
Surrounded by towering bunya-bunya pines and monkey-puzzle trees, this 1860s bluestone homestead at @barunahplains has been lovingly restored by its current owners. It features 13 bedrooms, a ballroom, a formal dining room and an original grand piano. Take the tour in our latest issue, on sale now (or head to our #linkinbio to subscribe). â .â Words: @virginia_imhoffâ Photography: @marniehawsonâ Styling: @lyndagardener and @bellebrightprojectâ .â #farmhouse #farmhousestyle #renovation
Voting for the Country Style Peopleâs Choice award closes tomorrow! Donât miss the chance to have your say and win a weekend for two at The Byron at Byron Resort & Spa. Read about 30 inspiring people who have made an outstanding contribution to rural Australia in fields such as food, fashion, travel, home and design, and entertaining, then decide who you think is most deserving of the Peopleâs Choice award. Voting closes at 23:59 AEST on Monday May 27th. To cast your vote and enter the competition to win a weekend staying in a Deluxe Spa Suite at the iconic @thebyronatbyron, plus a $150 restaurant voucher, click on the link in our bio. #countrystyleloves #byronatbyron #byronbay
