Country Sampler Farmhouse Style

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Country Sampler Farmhouse Style

Time for Change

JUST A Click AWAY • Farmhouse Finds from the Web

CRAFT MINI DECOR WITH FALL FLAIR • Annie's Farmhouse Style Kit Club makes DIY projects a breeze.

Reclaimed BAGGAGE • Packed with style and functionality, vintage trunks and suitcases carry the allure of travel to farmhouse decor.

ABUNDANT autumn planters • Clear out summer containers to make way for gorgeous displays of seasonal foliage, flowers and fruit.

CREATIVE Command Centers • Keep your household running smoothly with a well-designed space for tracking schedules, chores and more.

Stay in Sync Digitally

Get Cozy With COLOR • Discover six ways to warm up your rooms for fall by incorporating autumnal hues.

Autumn ABUNDANCE • Revitalize your rooms with these fresh decor finds.

HOST A SCARECROW BUILDING PARTY • Usher in the harvest season with a family-friendly event that celebrates one of autumn's most enduring icons.

Standing Child Scarecrow • This cute design uses a wood frame with a stake that can be secured in a bale of straw. Recreate it as a display for your party or help your guests make a simplified version.

A SAMPLING OF SCARECROW MATERIALS • Harvesttime characters are only limited by your imagination, but this supply list will get you started.

Sitting Adult Scarecrow • This design includes a wood frame in the upper portion only so the character can be displayed in a seated position.

GUILTY SECRETS A Mystery Comes to Life in the Midwest • Farmhouse Style is mostly filled with decorated homes and creative DIYs, but in this issue, we have a special treat. Annie's Fiction, Farmhouse Style's sister company, is producing a feature-length film of one of its suspense novels. And we have the scoop!

Q&A With Lindsay Hartley • Director Lindsay Hartley's cinematic vision has helped bring Guilty Secrets to the big screen. She has been involved in the theatrical world of storytelling since she was 14 when she played Dorothy in a professional production of The Wizard of Oz. She has performed around the world, from Broadway to L.A., and started directing in 2019. Here she talks about her work and the upcoming movie based on the suspenseful Annie's Fiction novel Guilty Secrets.

PROLOGUE

Fresh Farm-Style Homes

Diamond in the Rough • Once considered for demolition, an Alabama farmhouse was refashioned to highlight original craftsmanship and expanded to fit a growing family.

Harvest Spectacular • A bounty of seasonal and salvaged treasures greets guests at the McAlpins' front door. Ashley arranged this autumnal scene by placing foundational elements first and then embellishing with loads of produce and florals. Follow her tips to recreate the look:

Little Cabin in the BIG CITY • A Southern sunbird beats the heat by turning a neglected Indiana log cabin into her warm-weather nest.

BIG IDEAS for a Mini Space

Sentimental JOURNEY • When a farmhouse built by her ancestors went on the market, a Wisconsin homeowner and her family jumped at the chance to make it their own.

PAST Present • Betsy's top goal for renovating her early 20th-century Wisconsin farmhouse was to keep it as close to the original as possible. “When we added on to the house, I didn't want the look to change at all,” she says. She accomplished that by keeping an eye on the past while considering the present, and she offers the following tips.

WONDERFUL WALLPAPER

Do-It-Yourself Farmhouse

Fresh Spin on Fall Favorites • Update classic seasonal symbols such as pumpkins, leaves and acorns while retaining their simple, natural charm.

Architectural Adaptations...