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Showcasing a range of gorgeous homes using stunning photography, this is the perfect place to find inspiration and decorating ideas for your house or apartment or just a spot where you can appreciate other people’s handiwork in the home.
Sunny through the seasons
This rural New South Wales house has been converted from a dark and moody building to a sun-drenched home with a calm and relaxing atmosphere.
When Kerry and Vern Norrgard returned to Australia after living in Thailand for four years, they...
Home comforts
Sarah Foster decorated her Melbourne home in the popular French-provincial style using elements that provide her with a sense of strength, comfort and joy.
Since moving to this home 18 years ago Sarah, a keen organic gardener and cook, has...
Art on a budget
Bare walls are the enemy of a well-decorated home. They look empty; they make your home feel empty. Those big spaces loom over your furniture, drawing the eye away from your furnishings to this gaping, unloved space. Artwork really makes a...
Luminous leadlights
In fulfilling her dream of a country home, Jan used her creative skills to maximum decorating effect.
It had almost no street appeal. in fact, it had no street appeal at all. Jan and Greg drove past the house four times before she even...
Rescued and reborn
When Tina and Pat found an unfinished, neglected home, they came to its rescue, and it to theirs.
North Richmond is about an hour’s drive north-west of Sydney and is home to the beautiful Hawkesbury Valley, dairy farms and green paddocks....
Tricks of the trade
Isabelle von Boch, long-time ambassador for renowned tableware brand Villeroy & Boch, is a passionate advocate of using your good china every day. An eighth generation member of the Boch family (who founded the company in 1748), Isabelle grew...
Holiday living every day
Peter and Bernadette’s exotic Pittwater home is a fascinating melting pot of the places they have travelled to, their origins in Brussels and a love for their adopted home.
As you walk through the fabulous double doors and take in the vast...
A little kitsch goes a long way
With the holiday season now in full swing, the Country Home Ideas office is looking a little festive.
Margaret, our Editor, has bought herself a beautiful living Christmas tree: a sweet Adenanthos Silver Silk to grace her office, while...
Our favourite Christmas decorations
The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on and there are plenty of ways you can add a festive touch to your home for the holiday season. From Christmas-scented candles and advent wreaths to a sweet gingerbread house, get creative with your...
Room with a view
It was the heavenly ocean views that convinced Jane and Rob to buy a run-down old home and turn it into a beautiful Australian-style beach house.
Janne and Rob weren’t really in the market for a house when visiting family and friends in...