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For years Leslie Powell held her love of Early Americana at bay. 'We were living in a Victorian house, and I always like to decorate according to the architecture,' she [...]

SAVING TRADITIONAL American crafts from extinction was not what Dennis Belanger, April 2003 Country Living Guild Member, had in mind when he and his wife, Sheila, bought their Colonial-style New [...]

Making a new house look and feel timeless is no small achievement, but that's builder David Steele's specialty--and why Country Living turned to him to collaborate on the 2008 House [...]

There are certain places that hold a special magic for each of us. Janet and Churchill Franklin found theirs in the Green Mountains of Vermont, at Middlebury College, where they [...]

seeing is believing What we see is a reflection of how we see. And so, this month, we pay tribute to restoration, renovation, and reinvention. Join us as we explore [...]

This Lancaster County, Pa., farmhouse had been sitting empty for several years before it was brought up to date. Too close to the road, dilapidated, uninsulated, and heated only by [...]

Creativity Counts By rearranging and painting the 'solid but ugly' cabinets, replacing tired surfaces, and installing new appliances, the owners of this Connecticut kitchen created a bright, efficient space--on a [...]

Sometimes, when you fall for a house it's really the location that tugs at your heart--you might call it 'love at first site.' Such was the case when Diana and [...]

MAGICAL A black-tie dinner served at a table reachable only by a canoe trip across a pond? It sounds the stuff of romance novels, but such was the setting of [...]

'The magic moment of owning an old house,' says homeowner Keith Keegan, 'comes when you let in the light and see what the wood floors look like for the first [...]

make a wrapping station Pretty papers and ribbons make holiday gift-giving festive and heighten everyone's anticipation--but only if you can find them. So why not spend a few hours creating [...]

Unable to find anything in a garage overflowing with nine years' accumulation of tools, sports equipment, crafts supplies, and out-grown toys, this family decided finally to take action. One garage [...]

When the busy pace of work and school slows down, the Koeblers like to stay home and cook. A respectful renovation gave them a kitchen that is at once up-to-date [...]