Country Homes & Interiors

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Relaxed living…comfortable style Country Homes & Interiors is the magazine that celebrates the best of modern country decorating style. Inspired by the spirit of today's relaxed living, you'll find page upon page of gorgeous real homes, plus a fresh take on country decorating.

Editor’s letter

HOME IS THE BEST ESCAPE • Spark your imagination with a subscription to the only country magazine with home at its heart. See page 74

Country Homes & Interiors

Sweet dreams…

Cambridge Imprint • This artisan business uses traditional printing techniques to create patterned stationery and homeware with a lively, hand-drawn feel

WE LOVE… Flower-shop ceramics

Cloakroom swagger

FIELDS OF VISION • At garden designer Janine Crimmins’s country home, nature sets the scene, surrounding two once-derelict barns that have been beautifully reinvented in a contemporary style

WILD FRONTIERS • Blend calming colours with warm woods to emulate Janine’s look

VINTAGE CHARM • An elegant Edwardian home in Shropshire boasts a serene interior, enriched with French vintage charm, curated art and a cutting garden that is a riotous cornucopia of colour

FRENCH FLAVOUR • Mix natural textures, fresh stripes and flea market finds to channel Jane’s style

ALL IN THE MIX • Moroccan style meets the English countryside in Alison Coldridge’s fairytale-pretty ‘gingerbread’ gatehouse

ARTISTIC LICENCE • Combine blush pinks, kilim prints and vintage linens for Alison’s calming look

PRETTY IN PINK • A playful palette, lively patterns and fanciful flourishes bring zest and wit to Sean Symington’s Victorian terrace, providing a masterclass in joyful interior design

COUNTRY KALEIDOSCOPE • Go bold with colour and print and create a wow house like Sean

FOR RURAL DWELLERS & DREAMERS

Curtain twitching

SHOW YOUR STRIPES • Red stripes will rev up your interiors. Vertical, horizontal or chevron – anything goes, as long as they’re bold

SUSTAINABLE CHEF • The best ways to create a characterful kitchen – without damaging our planet

WHITE LIGHT • In all its subtly varying tints and tones, white brings a sense of spaciousness to rooms. Stylist and interiors expert Sara Bird highlights how to use it successfully in your country home

OUTDOOR KITCHENS • Cook up a storm in the garden with a fully functional cooking space that has everything, including the kitchen sink

Room with a view • Building a garden room can turn your work or gym commute into a stroll across the lawn. Here’s what to consider before you head outside

Life on the edge • Sharpen the borders of your lawn, and mark where the grass ends and a path or border begins, with well defined edging

Called to the bar

Our friend, Rachel • Gardener, writer and TV presenter Rachel de Thame invites us into her Cotswold home and garden, and shares why the creation of her new book on pollinator-friendly plants was a family affair

Weekend makes • Discover the joy of creating beautiful pieces for your home, with these straightforward projects for a rope caddy, a cushion cover and the cutest clay bowl

‘It’s magical when the flower springs to life’ • Ling Warlow, paper botanist

The art of doing nothing • For Diana Yates, lazy days in her Greenfield garden signal a chance to revel in nature and restore a sense of wellbeing, without the clamour of the world intruding

Download your free digital copy today • Discover 365 days of planting ideas, growing guides and easy projects for your outdoor space

A stay at The Bell • Offering heaps of charm, elevated ‘pub grub’ and luxe bedrooms, this refurbished pub offers the...