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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LINES OF BEAUTY LINES OF BEAUTY • On a rocky promontory in Mallorca above the azure Mediterranean, this 1950s architect-built home makes the most of its spectacular location

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WOODEN HEART • Playful origami-like architectural shapes combine with warm cedar-clad interiors in this architect-designed home tucked into the pines and dunes on Long Island

ARTISAN PROFILE • “It all starts as something I’d be happy to have in my own house”

COLD COMFORT • Christen Pears’s renovated Cornish farmhouse is a calm place where earthenware shades blend beautifully with midcentury designs

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ISLAND DREAM • An ancient farm situated off the beaten track, away from the holiday scene on Ibiza, is cleverly connected to its idyllic rural setting

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FACTORY FINISH • Ashlyn Gibson’s renovated East London factory has a warmth that comes from a mix of original fittings and unique artisan pieces

ARTISAN PROFILE • “Choosing colours is what makes each day exciting – it’s like magic”

OUTSIDE IN • Architect Nadine Engelbrecht has built her parents a magnificent home with an eco-spin on a Pretoria farm in South Africa, incorporating a double-volume conservatory into the landscape

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RAW RETREAT • Photographer and stylist Kristin Perers’s coastal cottage in Suffolk has a stripped-back simplicity but a spirit that allows the contents – and the inhabitants – to shine

ARTISAN PROFILE • “Things work best when we’re thinking ahead but responding now”

ANCIENT & MODERN • Just west of Paris, these 17th-century stables serving a nearby château have been restored by Alexandra Sliosberg and her husband Bertrand, combining limestone walls, contemporary colours and understated modern pieces

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HOOKED ON CLASSICS • Inspired by natural materials and simple, sustainable design, the Cheshire home and studio of architect Annabelle Tugby puts a modern spin on English country style

ARTISAN PROFILE • “Colours come slowly – I’m still trying to get a really bright pink”

CABIN FEVER • In the mountains outside Cape Town, Rudi and Karen Oosthuyse have built a contemporary pod that combines smart design with meticulous attention to detail

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ENTENTE CORDIALE • In an idyllic spot in the south of France, a 17th-century Perigord farmhouse has been developed into a stylish and serene home

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HIVE OF INDUSTRY • In the Catalan town of Vallés, interior designer Francesc Rifé has reimagined an ancient farmhouse that originates back to the 13th century with his strong signature style, fusing minimalism with elements of industrial design

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RURAL REVERIE • Stylist Lynda Gardener has created a scaled-down, one-bedroom barn in Daylesford, a rural spa town inland from Melbourne, for a home filled with character and nature

ARTISAN PROFILE • “A new design idea will suggest itself from an offcut on the floor”

INTO THE GARDEN • Yusuf Yaman saved an old cowshed in Belgium from almost certain demolition, and has radically reimagined it by adding a double-height glasshouse

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WILD & FREE • This bijou bolthole – a converted hayloft in a beautifully rugged region of the Scottish...