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!

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Game Tables • When there’s a standing invitation to recreation, fun is always in the cards.

How to Puzzle Like a Pro

A Coastal Cottage Kitchen • In Nags Head, North Carolina, a new build showcases an artful fusion of the cottagecore and fisherman aesthetics (with a few English accents thrown in for good measure).

Box Beds • Also known as snugs, these cozy built-in cubbies are ideal for curling up or winding down.

A House by the Water • From bayside to lakefront, these country-style cottages are just waiting for wet swimsuits and sandy feet.

Flotsam & Jetsam • Chart your next collection with vintage sailing and yachting finds.

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

Bramble On • From steak tacos to goat cheese ice cream, blackberries lend a tart and earthy element to seasonal standbys.

On Island Time • In The Martha’s Vineyard Cookbook, author Julia Blanter celebrates the region’s flavors with transportive recipes. It’s the next best thing to a ferry ticket.

Peach Cobbler with Homemade Ice Cream

Setting Up Shop • Five enterprising general store owners share the secrets to IRL retail success in the age of online everything.

Easton, Maryland • Rural meets refined in the charming brick building–lined seat of Talbot County, where a vibrant arts and culture scene delights along with fine dining and nearby nautical attractions.

Watering Hole • Inspired by her favorite island resort, an Alabama decorator creates a breezy Caribbean-meets-Colonial poolside folly.

What Happened in Texas • Author Rufi Thorpe recounts a calamitous cross-country road trip on which everything went wrong—until it didn’t.

Stitch It Yourself! • Download our seasonal cross-stitch patterns, dreamed up by Digital Director Katie Bowlby, at countryliving.com/cross-stitch.

Treasure Chest • When she dropped anchor permanently in a historic waterside hamlet, author Nora Murphy found the ideal setting for a lifetime’s worth of sea-salted scores.

A North Fork state of mind • A New York City couple spends weekends a world away from the hustle at their charming cottage on the pastoral East End of Long Island.

Permanent Vacation • Ever wish your summer getaway could last a little longer—forever even? Here’s how a city-dwelling couple turned a weekend retreat into a year-round refuge.

ALMANAC • A SEASONAL COMPENDIUM OF EVERYDAY KNOW-HOW

PRIZE RECIPES • WINNING FARE TO MAKE AND SHARE

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

From the Archives: August 1992