Australian Country Homes

COTTAGE INDUSTRY

When Tracey Hocking, founder and creative director of iconic Australian fashion and bedding label Lazybones, and her husband, Stephen, bought Mulberry Cottage in the Byron Bay hinterland, Tracey was escaping a stressful office job in Sydney and following her dream of creating a more authentic life.

“The house was called Mulberry Cottage by the last owners after a huge mulberry tree that was

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