Country Living UK

Whether you live in the town or countryside, in Country Living you’ll find a wealth of ideas for your home and garden, learn about traditional crafts, keep informed of rural issues, enjoy irresistible dishes using seasonal produce and, above all, escape the stress and strain of modern-day life.

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COUNTRY LIVING MODERN RUSTIC

THE PAINTED HOUSE • Designer Cassandra Ellis has breathed new life into an 18th-century flint barn, filling it with cleverly curated finds and cocooning colours from her own collection

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NATURE IN THE RAW • Set amid snow-capped mountains high in the Swiss Alps, a once-neglected barn is now a family home that combines warmth with minimal contemporary style

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THE SECRET CITY HIDEAWAY • Leanne Ford has created an authentic rustic haven in Los Angeles that feels all the more special because of its urban setting

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CULTIVATE THE CONTRAST • Caroline and John Goves’s Suffolk barn conversion pays homage to its agricultural roots with a bold black-steel silhouette. But step inside and materials take on a softer, more natural character, creating a warm-hearted home

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THE TEST OF TIME • The monochrome palette within this 18th-century Georgian townhouse in Surrey weaves through function and form alongside raw and more decorative elements

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REINVENTING THE PAST • An old hunting lodge in the Ligurian countryside has been restored with a reverence to its heritage, fusing traditional materials and methods and a contemporary aesthetic

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HEAD OVER HEELS • When interior designer Charlotte Collins found an old cottage in South Africa to renovate, she couldn’t have predicted how much she would fall in love with the space and make it her own

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PARADISE FOUND • Surrounded by peaceful and picturesque coniferous woodland in Seravezza, Italy, and close to the Mediterranean coast, a heavenly stone farmhouse has been remodelled, allowing the materials to take centre stage

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THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS • In a clearing in the Dutch forest near Zutphen, a streamlined modern wooden home has been built on the site of an old wooden cabin

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WORK IN PROGRESS • A collection of wooden farm buildings, surrounded by intriguing sculptures and artworks, has become a creative refuge in the Swedish countryside

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NOBLE BY NAME • Brick-built in the Arts and Crafts style, this Grade II-listed former cattle shelter in Oxfordshire has been turned into a stylish modern home

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BACK TO THE LAND • When Alejandro Sticotti and Mercedes Hernáez were searching for a home in the leafy Buenos Aires suburb of Olivos over a decade ago, they didn’t expect to get the garden before the house

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OASIS OF STYLE • Fashion boutique owner Yolanda de Villiers’ exotic but monochromatic home reflects her multicultural tastes and passion for travel

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SALVAGE SAVIOUR • Restoration projects have always fascinated Tina Pasco, so finding this forgotten and dilapidated 17th-century townhouse in Sandwich, Kent, resulted in it being her next venture

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MOUNTAIN REFUGE • Architect Alfredo Vanotti has returned to his roots in Alpine Lombardy to reimagine a group of secluded old stone buildings and barns that belonged to his great-grandfather

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