Like its long-beloved subscription namesake, this newsstand version of Country Home is packed with warm, inviting, personal houses that evoke the feeling of “home” on every page. From contemporary lofts that radiate a modern version of country to Texas farmhouses rich with patina, each issue delivers the style and inspiration that readers hold dear.
FROM THE EDITOR • COUNTRY IS A STYLE—A DESIGN STYLE AND A LIFESTYLE. BUT ABOVE ALL, IT’S A FEELING.
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DRESSING TO THE NINES WITH ALICE SERGEANT • This fashion designer, then decorator, and now textile designer has long been following a common thread—her love of fabric.
LIVING HISTORY • A Manhattan designer keeps memories close while starting a new life in rural New York by blending the artifacts of loft living into an 1820s Colonial.
stay awhile style • With a little intervention, one Lake Ontario cottage becomes a serene and stylish setting for puzzle marathons, alfresco dinners, and reconnection.
RETIRE, REKINDLE, REJOICE • A Boston couple follow in the footsteps of kinfolk past, moving out of the city and into a revitalized cottage on Cape Cod that’s been in their family for three generations.
DECORATING BY HEART • WE POKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT’S HOT IN THE WORLD OF VINTAGE AND GOT SOME FAMILIAR AND SURPRISING ANSWERS. HERE’S WHAT’S HAVING A MOMENT, ALONG WITH CREATIVE WAYS TO LIVE WITH THE TREASURES. AND REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT’S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT, YOU’LL NEVER GO WRONG IF YOU BUY WHAT YOU LOVE.
something BORROWED • WHEN THE OLD CABIN THEY PURCHASED PROVED UNSALVAGEABLE, A YOUNG COUPLE CREATED AN HEIRLOOM-STYLE GETAWAY FROM SCRATCH WITH THE RIGHT MATERIALS AND CAREFULLY CHOSEN COLLECTIBLES.
green ENVY • In reworking her family’s New Jersey house and garden, landscape designer Hadley Peterson let the English cottage-style architecture and her favorite color (green!) lead the way.
BED OF BLOOMS • Trucking across the Pacific Northwest, an entrepreneurial couple peddle local flowers from the back of their 1946 Chevy pickup.
MODERN FAMILY • As this cute California cottage closes in on its 100th birthday, its vintage-loving owners eschewed cosmetic changes in favor of appointing rooms with eye-catching pieces that reflect a sentimental journey.
SET IN STONE • A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUPLE CAME TO PIONEERTOWN FOR THE MUSIC AND ENDED UP WITH THEIR DREAM HOUSE. HERE’S HOW THEY TURNED A TIRED OLD HOMESTEAD INTO THEIR MODERN DESERT OASIS.
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