Country Living

Rooms that invite you to linger. Vintage collectibles displayed with love. A colorful easy-care garden. A porch that says "Come sit!" All yours in the pages of Country Living!

Welcome to the Country!

Simple Country Pleasures • Color Edition!

Red Checkered Floors • There’s no better way to maximize charm per square foot than with their graphic punch and enduring appeal.

Where Creativity Takes Root • For an Alabama clothing designer, inspiration starts close to home.

A Sunny Yellow House • Nothing says “Come on in!” quite like a cheerful exterior, and these golden oldies bring interior charm to boot.

Giddy Up • Take the reins and round up your own collection of Western-inspired wares.

What Is It? What Is It Worth? • Our team of antiques experts weighs in on your treasured finds.

Off the Vine • There’s nothing quite like a sun-ripened tomato to bring a taste of summer to everything from cocktails to cornbread.

Life to the Fullest • Every summer at California’s Full Belly Farm, the Muller family (left) welcomes the community to a table set with fresh, unfussy flavors and warm, neighborly hospitality.

Dark Chocolate, Cherry, and Almond Bark

Stitch It Yourself!

Ode to Joy • For designer Jennifer Hunter, a new-build country home in Washington, Connecticut, serves as an invigorating refuge from hectic city life.

The LakeEffect • A 1920s lake cottage in Wisconsin gets a reawakening from bold color and lively patterns.

A "Warm Hug" kind of House • With thoughtful hits of nostalgia and ample pattern play, a family’s coastal cottage welcomes visitors with open arms.

Happy Place • Inspired by the collected, colorful charm of the English countryside, a retired California couple moves east to design a forever home that blends the romance of the Cotswolds with the character of New England.

ALMANAC • A SEASONAL COMPENDIUM OF EVERYDAY KNOW-HOW

PRIZE RECIPES • WINNING FARE TO MAKE AND SHARE

RESOURCES • YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR REPLICATING THE LOOKS IN THIS ISSUE

From the Archives: August 1989