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â David Gleeson and Leah Atkins built their family home on the NSW South Coast from the ground up. â â In the kitchen, David hand-poured the concrete benchtops and built the shelving. "This is for all my bits and bobs," says Leah who has amassed as trove of quirky pieces. â â Tour the serene beach house and see even more handmade pieces, by clicking the link in our profile. â â Photography: @brigidarnottphotographyâ Styling: Vanessa Colyer-Tay @miss_ness_tayâ â #kitchendesign #concrete #concretecountertops #modernfarmhouse
Previously occupied by a roofing company, and then an antiques dealer, this cottage required a lot of work when award-winning artist Zoe Young moved in. â â "I laugh when I think of our first days in the house," reflects Zoe. "We were so happy to just have a space of our own that we were truly blind to all the work that needed to be done."â â Tap the link in our profile to take a tour.â â Photography: @lisacohenphotoâ Styling: @becksimonstylist â â â #deck #cottagestyle #stilllife #gardenâ
The home of flower growers Janae and Chris Pacquin-Bowden features a facade of recycled brick enveloped in Colorbond. During the build, the couple made a committment to repurpose as many old materials as possible. â â Tap the link in our profile to explore their home and the @fleurs_de_lyonville flower farm, which - at various times of the year - is abloom with dahlias, ranunculus, waratahs, kangaroo paws and more.â â Photography: @markroperphotographyâ Styling: @lynda.gardener + @bellebrightprojectâ â #flowerfarm #modernhome #sustainableliving #farmhouse
Today is International Women's Day, and to celebrate this year's theme of Women in Leadership, we want to shine a light on 10 inspiring women who are reimagining life in regional Australia and inspiring others to do the same. â â Tap the link in our profile to read their stories.â â Photography: @brigidarnottphotographyâ â #iwd2021 #choosetochallenge #countryliving #womeninbusiness
The European-inspired interiors of Talits Estate will make you feel like you're somewhere deep in the French countryside. â â In reality, it's just a 20-minute drive away from the Hunter Valley, in the Broke Fordwich region of NSW - one of the state's best-kep secrets. â â To find out what to see and do when you visit, tap the link in our profile. â â Photography: @markroperphotographyâ
Artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins doesn't just take inspiration from her island home, she uses the very pigments in the earth - gathered from different parts of Quandamooka country - to make her creations. â â "I've gone all the way around, up to Morton Island, across to Wellington Point, South Stradbroke, getting all the different colours and saying: This is our country. This is where our people belong," she says.â â See her art and discover the stories that inspire them by tapping the link in our profile.â â Photography: @kararosenlundâ â #australianartist #northstradbrokeisland #art
Take a twenty-minute drive out of Byron Bayâs busy centre, and youâll arrive at The Perch, a rustic holiday home with natural brick flooring, exposed timber beams and surroundings so idyllic youâll find it a challenge to leave. â â âItâs not your traditional white farmhouse,â says owner Geoff Cochrane, who completely renovated the property to create a retreat that feels rustic, yet elegant.â â Explore the property by tapping the link in our profile.â â Photography: @jessie__prince of @quarteracre â â #byronbay #boutiquehotel #renovationâ
"The house itself is terribly simple with high ceilings and full sliding windows and doors to let the breeze come through," says Imogen Tutton of her lakeside home on the Mornington Peninsula. â â "It's clad in certified rainforest teak and the long-term plan is for it to weather to the colour of gum trees and sink down into the landscape." â â Tap the link in our bio to take a tour.â â Photography: @marniehawson â â #architecture #modernhome #countryhome
"I love living and painting in bush surroundings," says artist and former magazine art director @michelleball.art. â â After eight years living in Manly, she and her husband bought a "shack" in Elvina Bay, a community of less than 100 people who have fought to keep it a walking only area, accessible by boat. â â Follow Michelle to the locations that inspire her most, by tapping the link in our profile. â â Photography: @jeremysimons_photographerâ â â #bushlife #livingroom #interiordesign #australianartist
Artist Philip Drummond's cacti garden in the Hunter Valley is an ever-evolving work of art. â â Filled with towering cacti and shady native Australian trees, the water-wise garden is a rich source of inspiration for the artist, who is a self-taught still-life painter. â â Tap the link in our profile to explore the garden and learn more about Philip's artistic process.â â Photography: @abbie_melle â â â #succulentgarden #succulent #cactus #droughttolerant
This classic Queenslander was once a three-bedroom home "with no functioning bathroom or kitchen," says owner Julie Granger. â â A major renovation, involving the re-configuration of the layout, soon made way for an enlarged open-plan kitchen, living and dining room as well as a modern internal laundry and a light-filled bathroom. â â Tap the link in our profile to take a tour of the home.â â Photography: Morgan Kelly @casa_morganâ â #kitchenrenovation #kitchendesign #queenslander
Welcome to Crabtree Heights, a charming cottage in in Tasmania's Huon Valley that is home to Laura and Boz and their two dogs Ted and Betty.â â Since 2014, the pair have renovated the cottage inside and out, painting, rebuilding the verandah and adding to the garden. â â "I like to sit on the deck and talk to the chickens," says Laura. "We'll be here forever." â â To take a tour of the cottage at Crabtree Heights, tap the link in our bio. â â Photography: @marniehawsonâ â #cottage #facade #renovation #renovationideasâ
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