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 a New Year in the Country!

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Simple Country Pleasures

Wide-Plank Floors • With their historic charm and hand-hewn imperfections, this old house staple delivers soul from the ground up.

Planks for the Memories • Reclaimed wood flooring can give even a new build instant old character, and growing demand means it’s getting easier to find outfitters such as these who specialize in salvaged materials.

An English-Inspired Cottage Kitchen • After a down-to-the-studs renovation, a perfectly plain New Jersey cook space enjoys a welcome warm-up.

A Classic White Farmhouse • Bring that new year, blank-slate energy to one of these pretty porch-wrapped properties.

What to Collect Now • Introducing 10 trending treasures that you’ll be seeing everywhere in the year ahead. (You heard it here first.)

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

Taking Root • Midwinter harvests are hard to come by, but sturdy, long-storing beetroots are just coming into their prime.

Soup Season • Turn the week’s hectic pace into a hearty embrace with these classic crowd-warmers and their savory sidekicks.

Chocolate Mocha Pie

Happy Hide-Away • A New Hampshire farmstead proves the perfect launching point for a horse wrangler’s pivot to leatherwork.

Madison, Georgia • A collective affinity for antiques, old homes, and farm-fresh flavors is breathing new life into the rural reaches of the Peach State’s Piedmont region.

In Good Company • A pair of displaced owlets helps author Kristen Arnett weather the storm of writer’s block.

CountryLiving • February-March 2025

Back to the Basics • Thanks to a little determination—and a whole lot of demo—a designer breathes new life into an 1850s farmhouse in Hudson, New York.

Home Swede Home • A design couple with Scandinavian sensibilities turns a neglected 1870s farmhouse into a cozy, worlds-away respite courtesy of earthy tones, folk art finishes, and a woodburning sauna to boot.

just couple for ROUGH HOUSERS • When designers-turned-friends Leanne Ford and Grace Mitchell tackle a Texas farmhouse in tandem you know you're in for makeover magic.

The Country Living ALMANAC • A SEASONAL COMPENDIUM OF EVERYDAY KNOW-HOW

Now Trending • All of these picks have “Color of the Year” bragging rights, but which one tops your list?

String in the New Year • A garden pot provides an easy way to keep a household helper at the ready.

Country Calendar • Start the year with a score courtesy of one of these can’t-miss antiques shows. (For more events, visit countryliving.com/shows.)

Ask a Country Vet • Country Living’s resident veterinarian, Dr. Tricia Earley, separates fur fact from fiction.

The Local Hardware Store

The Almanac PRIZE RECIPES • WINNING FARE TO MAKE AND SHARE

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

From the Archives: January 1996