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Before Michelle Woods of Mich and Mace moved into this two-storey home overlooking Port Phillip Bay on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, it was dated and painted in a kaleidoscope of colour. â â "We felt like we were living in Rubik's Cube," she says. The home is now light and bright, and the perfect setting for Christmas celebrations with extended family. â â Michelle often makes her own wreaths from cut vines or bunches of foliage tied together.â â Tap the link in our profile to tour the home and be inspired to create your own simple, yet beautiful Christmas decorations.â â Photography: @markroperphotographyâ Styling: @tess.newman.morrisâ Words: @virginia_imhoffâ â #coastalchristmas #coastaldecor #coastalstyle #whitekitchen #timberkitchen #christmasdecorating
Bespoke Letterpress founder Alischa Herrmann says she wasn't in the market for a property when she stumbled upon a listing for Arafel Park near Bowral, NSW online. â â "As soon as I saw it, I could see how old and beautifully made the buildings were, and I became convinced it deserved to be loved again," she says. â â Since then, she and her husband Hayden have transformed the once-neglected 1930s property into a luxurious home away from home. â â Tap the link in our profile to step inside. â â Photography: @brigidarnottphotographyâ Styling: @phoebemcevoy â Words: @alexspeedjournalistâ â #homerestoration #homestead #homerenovation #renovation #countryhome
Christmas at Glenmore House is filled with tradition, and a table laden with the results of Mickey Robertson's kitchen garden.â â She enjoys preparing food with the lightest possible touch and simply picks produce from the garden and adds it to chicken, fish or pasta dishes. â â Tap the link in our profile to tour Glenmore House and be inspired by the simple, rustic Christmas decorations. â â Photography: @markroperphotographyâ Styling: @danielleseligâ Words: @nataliewaltonâ â #countrychristmas #kitchengarden #vegetablegarden #christmasdecorations #rusticchrismtas
What began as a hobby from the kitchen table quickly escalated into a thriving online business after Holly Goodman went on maternity leave from her teaching role.â â â â The Good Gift Co - a bespoke gifting service - now keeps Holly very busy, especially in the lead up to Christmas when she's busy processing orders and packing hampers from a repurposed shipping container on her cattle property outside of Tamworth.â â â â Tap the link in our bio to read more. â â â â Photography: @brigidarnottphotographyâ â Words: @clairemactaggartâ â #christmasgifts #buyfromthebush #shoplocal #regionalAustralia
"I want the most extreme juxtaposition that I can come up with: perfect formal elements and then just chaos, really," says garden designer and topiarist, Kurt Wilkinson who experiments with a mix of structured and unstructured plantings at his own property north of Adelaide. â â Here, the modern lines of the house contrast against the naturalistic selection of "brutally tough plants" designed to withstand hot summers and strong, dry winds.â â Tap the link in our profile to wander through the garden.â â Photography: @abbie_melleâ Words: @clairemactaggart
Photographer @marniehawson came across this sweet weatherboard cottage when roaming the jacaranda-lined streets of Goondiwindi.â â This close-knit community in south-west Queensland is experiencing a resurgence in young people returning to the thriving hub of primary production. â â To find out why you should add Goondiwindi to your 'must-visit' list, tap the link in our profile. â â Photography: @marniehawsonâ Story: @clairemactaggartâ â #cottageexterior #picketfence #housefacade #homeexterior #bluehouse #countryhome
The November issue of Country Style is on sale today!â â Built entirely from salvaged and vintage materials, the Gold Coast holiday retreat of Wee Tiny looks as charming as the Morris Minor 1000 parked outside. Fiona Gunn and Clancy Palmer @palmerandgunn show us round â and let us inside the timber slab hut on the property, which they painstakingly restored and is now their home.â â Meet the couple behind Macedon Ranges Produce @macedonrangesproduce , who have teamed up with local growers and producers during lockdowns to deliver their products â and keep their businesses alive.â â A 1904 minerâs cottage in Thirroul, NSW, was a renovation challenge for its owners â but it was a challenge they aced. We admire the results @florahouse_thirroulâ â How to squeeze a stylish and functional bathroom and laundry into a Tasmanian beach shack that was originally only one step up from camping? Di Loone from @ecoco.com.au did just that.â â Sneak a peek into Casa Olivetta, @collettedinnigan âs rustic Italian getaway, in an exclusive extract from @melissa_penfold âs new book.â â Lose yourself in the floral fantasia of @rainham_flowers, where former musicians have created a grand garden with dahlias for days.â â Escape to Noosa @visitnoosa, the cosmopolitan seaside wonderland thatâs truly paradise found.â â Photography Morgan Kelly @casa_morganâ â Subscribe now by tapping the link in our profile to receive a bonus 2022 Country Style Diary and Calendar.
Inspired by the work of English garden designer and television presenter, Monty Don, a flower farmer decided to create her own parterre cutting garden at her home in southern Tasmania. â â During the warmer months, fennel and euphorbia spring to life - all contained by a border of clipped box hedge. â â Tap the link in our bio to tour the garden and the family's tiny home, nicknamed 'The Hut'. â â Photography: @marniehawsonâ Words: @hilaryburden â â #flowergardens #flowergardening #parterre #countrygarden #landscaping
After falling in love with their country weekender in Mollyullah, VIC, couple Bec and Angus Macdougall decided to say goodbye to city life in order to soak up the tranquil atmosphere of their rural property full time.â â âWe loved it here so much and farming was even more rewarding than⨠we anticipated,'â recalls Bec. â â Today, the couple often welcome guests to share in the beauty of Dunmore Farm, where they have restored not only their own family farmhouse, but an 1870s cottage as well. â â Tap the link in our profile to take a tour.â â Photography: @marniehawsonâ Words: @virginia_imhoffâ â #livingroom #cottagelivingroom #cottagestyle #countryhome #renovation
"We didn't want the garden to be big," recalls Nigel Smith of the moment he purchased this cottage in Newlyn, VIC in 2005. Famous last words, because. today the garden spills into the paddock next door. â â "The garden is changing constantly," he says. â â Tap the link in our profile to take a stroll through the garden which features heritage roses, manicured privet hedges and rows of 'Chanticleer' pear trees.â â Photography: @clairetakacsâ â #cottagegarden #hedges #bluecottage #homeexterior #countrygarden #gardeninginspiration
When Simone Jelley is harvesting flowers on her farm in south-east Queensland, her Border Collie, Buster, is always close by. â â "He's a beautiful companion and he will sit until dark and wait for me to finish," she says. â â Tap the link in our profile to wander through the fields of @pretty.produce, now abloom with sunflowers, cornflowers, zinnias and more.â â Photography: @hannahpuechmarinâ Words: @penny.carroll
"We love the house's charm and its quirks," says Katie Robke, who lives on a ginger farm on the Sunshine Coast.â â With a long-term lease in place, the owners gave Katie their blessing to treat the 1880s cottage as her own. A lick of barn-red paint and a collection of vintage furniture, has made the old farmhouse feel like a home.â â Tap the link in our bio to step inside.â â Photography: @kararosenlundâ Words: Sarah Picketteâ â #verandah #outdoordining #vintagestyle #farmhouserenovation #farmhouse #countryliving
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