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

WELCOME LETTER

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Your Page • THE JANUARY COUNTRY STYLE – OUR SPECIAL SUMMER HOLIDAY ISSUE – SPURRED READERS INTO PLANNING NEW TRAVEL ADVENTURES AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND REMINDED MANY OF THE NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY TIME IN OUR FAVOURITE PLACES, BE IT THE BEACH, COUNTRY OR BACKYARD.

march • Autumn brings a barbecue bonanza to Toowoomba, outdoor opera to the Mornington Peninsula, and jazz and blues to Kiama.

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Best In Show • ADD WARMTH WITH PANTONE’S COLOUR OF THE YEAR: MOCHA MOUSSE.

To Market Dining Table • Make a statement with the Harbour Bridge-inspired The Bridge dining table from The Wood Room, designed in collaboration with Meryl Hare from interior design studio Hare & Klein.

A Fair Fight • COUNTRY LAWYER KIRSTY EVANS FOUGHT INSURERS FOR TWO YEARS AFTER FLOODS DEVASTATED HER LOCAL COMMUNITY IN MOLONG, NSW.

Artist Aboard • LIFE ON A 35-FOOT YACHT KEEPS ARTIST GEMMA RASDALL CLOSE TO HER FAVOURITE SUBJECT: THE WATER.

Artists On Show • COUNTRY STYLE’S 2025 ART EXHIBITION WITH MICHAEL REID GALLERIES PRESENTS THE WORK OF FIVE RENOWNED AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS.

Land Lines • AT AN INDIGENOUS ART CENTRE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS.

Truth & Wonder • REVERENCE FOR NATURE BRINGS AN OTHERWORLDLY BEAUTY TO TAMARA DEAN’S MESMERISING PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTWORKS.

Finding The Source • EXPLORING HER IDENTITY THROUGH ART HAS BEEN A LIFELONG PURSUIT FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST MAI NGUYÊN-LONG.

Homes

Smooth Sailing • A HOME BASE IN VICTORIA’S SURF COAST HINTERLAND ALLOWS ARTIST NATALIE ANDERSON TO ANSWER THE CALL OF THE SEA.

The Art Of Living

Trusting the process • CERAMICIST SOPHIA LEGOE BELIEVES THERE IS INHERENT VALUE IN ANYTHING MADE SLOWLY BY HAND AND THAT INCLUDES HER FAMILY HOME ON VICTORIA’S BELLARINE PENINSULA.

Palette Pleasers • FROM TIMELESS TO CUTTING EDGE, CREATE YOUR DREAM KITCHEN WITH INSPIRATION FROM OUR STYLISH MOOD BOARDS.

Island Fare

Simply Delicious • COOK AND AUTHOR GUY MIRABELLA CELEBRATES SICILIAN FLAVOURS AND FAMILY TRADITIONS IN HIS STUNNING NEW COOKBOOK.

Effort & Reward • STEVE CUMPER DELIGHTS IN THE TASK OF CREATING A VIBRANT, LAYERED TORTA BURSTING WITH CITRUS.

Coffee Hit • SINK YOUR TEETH INTO A SLICE OF TILLY PAMMENT’S DECADENT COFFEE CAKE, TOPPED WITH LAYERS OF FINGER-LICKING-GOOD HAZELNUT CREAM.

Quite A Mouthful • WINE WRITER PETER BOURNE OFFERS A TOAST TO VIOGNIER. IT MAY BE HARD TO PRONOUNCE, BUT THIS POPULAR FLORAL WINE IS ON THE RISE IN AUSTRALIA.

Travel

For Art’s Sake • THE DREAM OF ESCAPING TO A FRENCH CHÂTEAU FOR A WEEK FILLED WITH PAINTING BECAME A REALITY FOR THESE ARTISTS.

History With Heart • A LUXURIOUSLY APPOINTED GEORGIAN COTTAGE IN TASMANIA’S EVANDALE VILLAGE OFFERS AN ELEGANT BASE FOR EXPLORING.

Colour Code • EMBRACE THE CHANGE OF SEASON WITH NEW MAKE-UP PRODUCTS THAT DELIVER HINTS OF ROSE, MOCHA, TAUPE AND BRONZE.

Field Guide • Browse our advertisers’ products and services.

Book Club • SOOTHING OR STIMULATING: WHICH IS YOUR PICK FOR AN AUTUMN READ?

Collectables • John McPhee examines a pretty floral tea set that originated in southern China.

It’s…Show Time! • MEG BIGNELL EAGERLY AWAITS HER LOCAL SHOW, WITH ALL ITS EXCITEMENT, COLOUR, UNUSUAL REQUESTS… AND NUDE RUNS.