Australian House & Garden

Every month, Australia's number-one home design and interiors magazine features a host of gorgeous houses, apartments and gardens, a curated selection of covetable homewares and purchases, and delicious food to savour. Elevate your home and lifestyle now.

AUSTRALIAN HOUSE & GARDEN

City dwellers, do you ever think maybe the country life is calling?

LUXE LIST

Star performers • THE BEST NEW AND NOTEWORTHY THINGS TO SEE, BUY AND DO

HOME grown • Gardening influencer and serial renovator Jenny Rose-Innes channelled her love of old things into her latest project.

Entertaining • SATISFYING BOWLS OF SOUP FOR CHILLY NIGHTS IN

SUPER bowls • Seriously good soups from The Cordony Kitchen that are a cinch to make and sure to warm you up.

MOOD MAKERS • Warm and wintry wares to transform your table for a season of hearty entertaining, from laidback lunches to candlelit dinners.

Elevate your everyday • Elegant design and intelligent performance transform fabric care into a seamless, considered home experience.

Decorating & Design • STYLISH WAYS WITH TABLESCAPING, WALLPAPER AND BEDDING

Stylescape

THE RIGHT STUFF • HAVE YOU HAD YOUR FILL OF UNCOMFORTABLE NIGHTS? HERE THE EXPERTS REVEAL HOW TO MATCH QUILTS, PILLOWS AND FILLINGS TO YOUR SLEEP STYLE.

THE SLEEP SPOT

In the fold • Find the finesse in your tablescaping with sculptural napkins that bring fantasy and fanfare to every place setting.

PRETTY patterned • Against the patina of vintage finds, a garden party and its host property offers a masterclass in country style, beginning with colour and botanical prints.

Emma Lunn • As the fourth generation of her family to scour markets in search of chic wares to sell, founding Secondi was, for Emma Lunn, written in the bazaars.

CREATURE COMFORTS • CREATING A STYLISH, PET-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT IN AN APARTMENT OR HOUSE IS FAR MORE COMPLEX THAN FINDING SOMEWHERE TO STASH THE WEDGWOOD BOWL.

THE EXPERTS

Houses • LANDSCAPE-LOVING HOMES WITH ROOM TO BREATHE

COTTAGE CORE • The call of an idyllic lifestyle spurred the expansion of this country cottage into a contemporary home with a heritage heart.

THE SOURCE • Leave the grind behind with a calming backdrop.

DAIRY QUEEN • With timeless interiors against a magical backdrop, this sensitively transformed farmhouse remains true to its roots.

THE SOURCE • Let the outdoors inform your spin on country style.

SOUTHERN comfort • Perfectly positioned to capture the light from the north and the view to the south, this robust farmhouse connects its country-bred owner and his family to the landscape.

THE SOURCE • Add layers of interest with a mix of textural finishes.

SLOW REVEAL • Set between paddocks and a lake, with cows and horses for neighbours, this contemporary farmhouse is right where it belongs.

THE SOURCE • Natural finishes and colours lend a grounded, relaxed feel.

OUT of town • Behind the idyllic white picket fence rises a new two-storey charmer that could easily be mistaken for one of the region’s century-old homes.

THE SOURCE • Achieve earthy elegance with natural colours and textures.

FINE vintage • An unearthed stone-and-brick water tank repurposed as a wine room is just one of many surprising design moves in this South Australian estate.

THE SOURCE • Neutralise cool blues with tan tones to bring in warmth.

TIME and again • From one-time general store to country oasis, this heritage home now harnesses the best of old and new.

THE SOURCE • Give earthy tones a lift with pieces in pinks and blues.

Brushed Bronze

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