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A Year of Making
40 Seasonal Projects to Create a Modern Cottage
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A Year of Making is a craft and DIY decorating book featuring 40 seasonal projects to bring modern cottage charm into your home.Brooke Styles – popular Queensland-based DIYer and self-confessed homemaker – draws inspiration from Beatrix Potter with a fresh, contemporary twist. In her debut book,...
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In A Year of Making, beloved DIYer Brooke Styles shares 40 creative, seasonal projects to help you craft a home with modern cottage charm.
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A Year of Making is a craft and DIY decorating book featuring 40 seasonal projects to bring modern cottage charm into your home.
Brooke Styles – popular Queensland-based DIYer and self-confessed homemaker – draws inspiration from Beatrix Potter with a fresh, contemporary twist. In her debut book, she helps readers build a ‘DIY treasure chest’, covering the basics of upcycling and making before guiding you through a year of creative projects.
Organised by season, the book offers everything from quick crafts to larger-scale DIYs, including a beaded beach bag for summer, a pear-shaped beanbag for autumn, her much-loved café dining nook for winter, and a greenhouse for spring. With projects ranging from beginner-friendly to more challenging, each chapter includes big statement pieces, smaller DIYs, and textile projects – ensuring something for every maker.
Passionate about reviving heritage crafts and reimagining them for modern homes, Brooke makes creating feel accessible, rewarding, and most importantly – fun. WithA Year of Making, you’ll discover 40 projects that celebrate the seasons through décor and fashion accessories, helping you embrace modern cottage living in your own unique way.
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ISBN: 9781761452369
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 November 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Illustration: Photography throughout
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 190.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Known for her imaginative DIY projects and creative home renovation journey, Brooke Styles is the epitome of a homemaker, offering a delightful glimpse into her charming Aussie cottage life. Based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Brooke is a content creator with 260k followers on Instagram and 1.4 million on TikTok.
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