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!

Editeor’s Note

Turn This Scene Into a Room • See how Country Living decorating editors mapped out a lodge-like living space inspired by this snowy setting.

Reading Corners • Let one of these cozy quadrants guide you to a better book nook.

SWANS • It seems the ubiquitous long-necked pool float has spawned a flock of nest-feathering finds.

Creature Comforts • The latest and greatest finds for animals and the people who love them

Cinnamon • Stick with this rich, tawny shade when you want to spice up a space.

Laid-Back Cali Cabin • In the trendy Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Leanne Ford of HGTV’s Restored by the Fords infuses country classics with midcentury modern.

Little-Bit-Country Guide to Los Angeles • An insider’s look at where to cut a rug, grab a cup of tea, find the best antiques, and embrace LA’s sunny, laid-back disposition.

Rosie the Renovator • Our resident DIY-er talks paint, tile, and more ways to put it in neutral.

A Dining Nook, Dissected • Designer Heather Chadduck Hillegas’s 100-year-old Alabama farmhouse is artfully layered with milky white materials and timeless silhouettes.

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Saving Face • Contributor Mary Randolph Carter on the lost (and found!) art of an old-fashioned portrait

Milking It • For a grade A display of dairy collectibles, look no further than this farm-fresh assortment.

Love at First Sight • The quest for her own charmingly vintage wedding cake topper led to an artist’s dearly beloved bevy of confection-ready couples.

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

McKinney, Texas

Meet Our Collecting Panel

Fondue Feast • With cozy texture and delectable dippables, this “Lazy Sunday” gathering is the entertaining equivalent of a cable-knit sweater.

Paperwhites • For a seasonal centerpiece, let pretty perennials stand tall in understated vintage servingware.

Victorian Homes • These white wonders—all built in the 1800s—feature classic elements including stained glass windows, steep roofs, and pretty porches.

Bird’s-Eye View • With 50 transformations under her belt, it’s no surprise Treehouse Masters’ Christina Salway has her own picturesque perch: a “greenhouse meets tree house” constructed from roughly 75 salvaged windows. Take a tour—no climbing required.

The “Terminal 1” Carry-On Suitcase

Ironstone Expertise • Whiteware wisdom to facilitate future collecting endeavors

Stitch It Yourself!

Calm AND Collected • A serene and understated Maryland bungalow allows antiques lover Jeannette Fristoe to keep her picks in pristine pecking order.

CHARACTER BUILDING • Think a neutral cook space has to be sleek, soulless, or generic? Hardly! Behold, three charm-packed kitchens—each distinctly country—that beautifully stand out in a sea of same old, same old.

Pure Perfection • Longtime neutrals enthusiast Nancy Fishelson has spent decades honing her approach to an understated but layered decorating scheme. Here, her fine-tuned formulas for white done right.

Grits for Supper • The pantry staple proves surprisingly versatile well beyond breakfast and brunch.

WHY STONEGROUND GRITS? • All of these recipes call for “stone-ground” grits, which are coarser than old-fashioned and quick-cooking varieties. Find them at your grocery or try one of these editor picks.

FROM THE KITCHEN OF… Dolester Miles • The winner of the prestigious James Beard...