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RISE OF THE BATHHOUSE

For centuries, the bathhouse has been a global ritual — Finland's saunas, Japan's onsen, Turkey's hammam. This winter, Toowoomba gets its own. Savannah Clark talks to Ben and Will, the duo behind Vikasati, about heat, cold and the quiet art of slowing down.

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AT HOME AT TALLOWOOD

A life shaped by patience, creativity and the rhythms of the garden, Barb Somervaille has spent decades cultivating both art and landscape on her property Tallowood. As an artist, gardener and the creative force behind Country Garden Snippets, Barb’s work sits somewhere between painter, florist and storyteller - drawing deeply from the colours, textures and seasons of the land around her.

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Under the Country Skies

There is a particular kind of luxury that belongs only to the country. The quiet kind. The kind that settles into the folds of the land at sunrise and lingers long after dark. The kind you feel more than you see. At FigTree, on a soft rise just outside Pittsworth, that luxury lives in every moment.

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At home with. . . Ben Walker

Perched in Blue Mountain Heights with a skyline full of cacti and sunshine, Ben Walker’s home, ‘Saguaro’, feels like a slice of Palm Springs transplanted into regional Queensland. Designed from the ground up and shaped by years of photographing  houses, it’s a space where clean lines, desert landscaping and thoughtful details come together in a way that feels effortlessly his.

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At home with. . . Cathy Penton

Step inside Cathy Penton’s world and you’ll find more than a home - you’ll find a life woven with family, history and handmade detail. For over two decades, Cathy has made a living as a creator of gorgeous things, designing for magazines, running a retail store, and creating her own range from her home in Meringandan. From the restoration of an 1880s railway cottage to the layered revival of an old courthouse, her spaces are warm, textural and filled with the philosophy that guides her creative life: “Simple Things, Small Joys.”

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