In A Year of Making, beloved DIYer Brooke Styles shares 40 creative, seasonal projects to help you craft a home with modern cottage charm.

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.

Details

ISBN13: 9781761452369
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 256
Edition:
Publication Date: 27 Oct 2026
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Publication City, Country: South Yarra, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 19(H)x23(L)x3(W)1000
Weight (gm): 1000

Author Biography

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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