Australian Country Homes – September 2019

4 Australian Country HOMES

6 Editor’sletter

8 Marketplace

10 A foreverhome

SouvenirsfromstintsinAsiaand

Africablendbeautifullywith

a cleverlycuratedcollectionof

prelovedone-offs andupcycledcast-

offs tocreatea Queenslanderoozing

withpersonalityandcharm

20 ToPariswithlove

SydneyartistJulesFrançoishasbeen

a devotedFrancophileforaslongas

shecanremember

30 A Gothicgem

VanessaBellis writinga newchapter

inthestoryofToronto,hercharming

cottagehomeinQueensland’shistoric

provincialcityofIpswich

40 Artistinresidence

ParisandLosAngelescouldn’tcompete

withthelaid-backlovelinessof

WesternAustralianlifefora globe-

trottingcouple

50 Athomewithhistory

TheBurburyfamilycontinuesa

Tasmanianfarmingtraditionthatwas

establishedalmost 200 yearsago

58 Landmarkandlegend

CamdenParkonSydney’ssouth-

westernperipheryis Australia’s

oldestprivateresidence.It’sbeen

continuouslyoccupiedbythe

descendantsofJohnandElizabeth

Macarthursince 1835

68 Retrocollection

LindaandWallieSobolloveallthings

vintage,andtheirheritage-listed

ColonelLightGardenshouseis a simple

reflectionofthat

76 Memoryoftrees

Foraslongasshecanremember,Ellie

Collinshasbeeninspiredbynature.

Sheusedthatmusetotransformher

homeinthecountry

84 Heavenonearth

A weekenderinQueensland’sBunya

Mountainsmakesa greatescapefor

theAustinfamilyandtheirnetwork

offriends

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