Country Style Specials

Country Style celebrates the diversity of modern Australian living, from the country to the coast and is a trusted source of information for Australians who are driven by the dream of a beautiful regional lifestyle.

EDITOR'S LETTER

SHOPPING LIST • COOKING UP A STORM IS MADE EASY WITH OUR ROUND-UP OF THE BEST SMALL APPLIANCES THAT WILL ADD A TOUCH OF STYLE TO YOUR BENCH.

green state • FILL YOUR KITCHEN WITH FRESH GREEN ACCENTS IN REFERENCE TO THE SURROUNDING PADDOCKS, BUSH AND GARDENS.

culinary delight • FROM CLASSIC FREESTANDING COOKERS TO STREAMLINED OVENS, COOKING UP A STORM IN THE KITCHEN HAS NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD.

PERSONAL TOUCH • FUNCTIONAL, WARM AND INVITING, THESE COUNTRY KITCHENS ARE THE BEATING HEART OF THEIR HOMES.

RAW & RUSTIC • ORGANIC IN FORM AND A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES, THESE EARTHEN WARES CELEBRATE THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK.

IN THE GARDEN • ENJOY CONSTANT TIES TO NATURE WITH LEAFY CERAMICS, FLORAL PRINTS AND INSECT MOTIFS.

DARK & MOODY • EMBRACE MIDNIGHT HUES, MATTE BLACK TAPWARE AND WROUGHT IRON ACCENTS FOR A KITCHEN SCHEME THAT MAKES A STATEMENT.

ENDLESS SUMMER • NAUTICAL STRIPES, BOLD HUES AND CITRUS ACCENTS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH RELAXED, MEDITERRANEAN-INSPIRED STYLE.

FRESH START • THE RENOVATION OF A 1900s COTTAGE IN COOLAH, NSW, PROVIDED THE IMPETUS FOR LAWYER KASTURI WREN TO FLEX HER CREATIVE FLAIR AND FOLLOW AN EXCITING NEW PATH IN LIFE.

CHANGE OF SCENE • A HUSBAND AND WIFE SET THEMSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS OF NSW.

GRAND DESIGNS • A REINVIGORATED LAYOUT AND FRESH PAINTWORK EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THIS CHARMING QUEENSLANDER FOR ITS OWNERS.

FAMILY RECIPE • A COLONIAL HOME IN ROCKHAMPTON HAS SERVED AS A HAVEN OF INSPIRATION FOR CATERER NATALIE MUELLER AND HER CHILDREN.

FRENCH FLAVOUR • A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DUO ARE LIVING THE DREAM IN AN HISTORIC TOWN IN THE CENTRE OF FRENCH WINE COUNTRY.

PRECIOUS METAL • WHEN AMANDA HALFPENNY WANTED A COPPER SPLASHBACK AND COULDN’T FIND A SUPPLIER, SHE SIMPLY MADE HER OWN – AND ACCIDENTALLY STARTED A BUSINESS.

HEART & SOUL • MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS, THIS COUNTRY KITCHEN IS BRIMMING WITH HISTORIC NODS AND SENTIMENTAL FLAVOUR.

MOREISH MORSELS • PERSISTENCE PAID OFF FOR NONNA MICHELINA, WHO SPENT YEARS PERFECTING HER RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE AMARETTI BISCUITS.

NATIONAL TREASURE • EACH TIME PHILIPPA MOORE BAKES A BATCH OF HER NAN’S FAMOUS ANZAC BISCUITS, SHE IS FLOODED WITH FOND MEMORIES.

WELL PRESERVED • A JAR OF CHUTNEY, MADE FROM UNRIPE TOMATOES, PROVIDES JOAN MCDONALD WITH AN INSTANT LINK TO HER LATE GRANDMOTHER.

SWEET SPOT • WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING TO COMFORT, COMMISERATE OR CELEBRATE, TILLY PAMMENT HAS THE CAKE FOR IT.

LOCAL FARE • FROM HIS TASMANIAN HOME, COUNTRY COOK STEVE CUMPER SHARES A MENU THAT SHOWCASES THE BEST OF THE APPLE ISLE.

DINE WITH ME • CREATE A CONVERSATION-STARTING TABLE SETTING FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THESE STYLING IDEAS FROM MELISSA PENFOLD.

Country Style Specials

MAN VERSUS MACHINE • CORRECT USE OF A MICROWAVE REQUIRES A MENSA-LEVEL IQ, SAYS ROB INGRAM.