![Creative Collection: Open Road](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/14339/563622/5fd33deadcfa6/Toyota-Coaster.jpg)
Dreaming of new-found liberation and off-grid living, textile artist and illustrator Victoria McGrane packed her life and work into ‘Daisy,’ a charming 1990 Toyota Coaster minibus, and took to the open road in early 2020.
Her partner Darren and their rescue dog, Gypsie, jumped on board for the ride. What Victoria found, however, was far from freedom, but a scourge of mosquitoes, a stuffy motorhome and a global pandemic lockdown that stranded the newly branded nomads in far north Queensland.
“During the lockdown, they closed down all the caravan sites, which did not give any provisions for people like us who didn’t have a home to go to,” explains Victoria from her motorhome, currently based at Currimundi Lake on the Sunshine Coast. “It was really scary. Luckily, we came across some generous people, including the owners of the local bowling club, who said we could camp there and use the showers until we figured out what to do.”
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![BRING TO LIGHT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/U2GaRO1M31720695631635/BRING-TO-LIGHT.jpg)
BRING TO LIGHT
A DULL AND UNINSPIRING HOME IS REINCARNATED AS AN IDYLLIC SEASIDE ABODE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR
![CALI CLASSIC](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/da5j9wIvG1720695392404/CALI-CLASSIC.jpg)
CALI CLASSIC
TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THIS BUNGALOW'S EXTERIOR, A COUPLE REVIVED THE INTERIOR WITH CALIFORNIA SOUL
![SEA CHANGE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/eMFNsqyJ91720695157213/SEA-CHANGE.jpg)
SEA CHANGE
A DATED PROPERTY IS TRANSFORMED INTO A FAMILY'S FOREVER HOME WITH A FRESH BLACK AND WHITE PALETTE
![Paradise found in LOS CABOS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/Tq4n4lhgb1720695049789/PARADISE-FOUND-IN-LOS-CABOS.jpg)
Paradise found in LOS CABOS
ON THE POINT OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA, THE DESERT MEETS THE SEA AT THIS AWE-INSPIRING MEXICAN OASIS
![THE gardener's LOG](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/gDTEFu8_g1720694847102/THE-GARDENERS-LOG.jpg)
THE gardener's LOG
With only one month until spring is officially here, August is the last chance to give your plants a winter prune and shape your garden for summer
![COME RAIN OR SHINE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/eYn1GcRY41720694565616/COME-RAIN-OR-SHINE.jpg)
COME RAIN OR SHINE
It took two months of dedicated, daily work to transform an almost bare yard into this contemporary garden
![BOLD STROKES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/W1-97dBI71720694411960/BOLD-STROKES.jpg)
BOLD STROKES
DARE TO EMBRACE THE DETAILS THAT MAKE YOU DIFFERENT FOR A KITCHEN DESIGN THAT FEELS PERSONAL
![CREATIVE connections](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/XkmNANAUl1720694084866/CREATIVE-CONNECTIONS.jpg)
CREATIVE connections
THE RENOVATION JOURNEY OF THIS BANGALOW HOME TOOK A EUROPEAN-INSPIRED ROUTE BACK IN TIME
![SET IN STONE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/5ZcnckhGy1720693663852/SET-IN-STONE.jpg)
SET IN STONE
WITH ITS ALLURING MIX OF MATERIALS AND ERAS, THIS HOME OFFERS A MASTERCLASS IN ENDURING STYLE AND ELEGANCE
![Escape time](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/14339/1736992/5gRTrm4NI1720693154871/ESCAPE-TIME.jpg)
Escape time
WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY RETREAT, A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WEEKENDER WHERE THE ONLY CHALLENGE IS BRINGING ONESELF TO LEAVE