Australian Country Homes

Australian Country Homes celebrates the warmth of the country aesthetic. We open the doors to some of Australia’s most interesting homes and see the enviable everyday lives of those who have made the move to a calmer, more welcoming and personally enriched way of living. Brought to you by Australian Country magazine, this new quarterly publication showcases the best of Australian country residences; from the weekender to the station homestead, the farmhouse to the historical home. Australian Country Homes covers the length and breadth of Australia. In every edition of Australian Country Homes you will see inspiring ideas from real Aussies on real budgets just getting out there and creating wonderfully warm environments. You will also experience rare glimpses into the families and businesses behind some of Australia’s most desirable lifestyles. Tour the styles, the plans, and the self-made touches that create a welcoming country home.

From the editor

Australian Country Homes

In The Market • From dressing yourself to dressing your home, we’ve been scouring the country for inspiration.

STOW IT • The key to having a well-organised kitchen is storage — and lots of it

MODERN MEDITERRANEAN • In the cool, compact home of a pair of well-travelled designer-makers, breezy California style meets Mallorquin heritage to create a delightful feeling of everyday ease.

RESTORATION SPECTACULAR • Alice and Andrew Duncan took on a 159-year history and a significant building project when they moved to Hughes Park in the heart of the Clare Valley wine country.

PURE-BRED TASMANIAN • The Mason family’s clothing brand rides proudly on the back of sustainably and ethically grown Australian superfine Merino wool.

COLONIAL COLLABORATION • Serial renovators Elizabeth and Patrick Brennan have found a wonderful focus for their creative energies in a historic homestead in Sydney’s south-west.

COAST CONNECTION • It was a meeting of like minds when Kristy and Matt Fong teamed up with interior designer Tess Beagley in their Western Australian hometown of Geraldton.

COPPER CONNECTION • Diversify or die is the mantra in the bush these days, and former media professionals Anthony and Wendy Hoy have taken their country compatriots’ advice to heart by reinventing themselves as artisan glass and metal workers.

CORPORATE TO COUNTRY • George Manis and Robert Buchan traded their city lives and jobs for a gentler, more fulfilling alternative in South Gippsland.

PASTICHE OF THE PAST • If the walls could talk at Nithsdale in the NSW Southern Tablelands, the soundtrack would be a rich amalgam of convicts made good, bushrangers gone bad and colonial pastoral history.

VILLA REVIVIAL • The historic Fortuna Villa in Bendigo was born of ambition and decorated in the architectural styles of many passing eras. Now the spectacular mansion has been reawakened once again by Paul Banks

SET IN STONE • What started as a means of drawing attention to an open garden has developed into a splendid sculpture exhibition

TREES FOR BIRDS • Flowering trees bring so much to a garden and there’s nothing quite as ornamental as trees full of birdlife