Spring 2024

Country Sampler

Country styles, trends & new products

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A Year Of Celebration!
We are very excited to announce that 2024 marks our 40th anniversary, and as part of this milestone we are expanding both the number of pages and articles in each magazine! Starting with this Spring issue, we have added 16 pages and four new sections
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EDITOR Donna Marcel MANAGING EDITOR Adrienne McGee Sterrett COPY EDITOR Jessica Moorman ART DIRECTOR Brad Snow SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Nick Pierce PUBLISHING SERVICES MANAGER Michelle Harger SENIOR PRODUCTION ARTIST Edith Teegarden PRODUCTION ASSISTA
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Let's Be Social
Did you know you can find inventive country decorating ideas and tips on our website? Visit CountrySampler.com and click on Decorating in the top bar, then select Downloads & Projects in the menu to browse current and past projects. Or, type CountryS
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We Love To Hear From Our Reader
Tell us how you live the country life or use Country Sampler as decorating inspiration by emailing your story (150 words or less) to editors@countrysampler.com. Email photos of your summer, patriotic, autumn and Halloween vignettes to CountryPhotos@c
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A DECADE IN TIME 20 DECORATING ICONS FROM THE 1980s
To mark the 40th anniversary of Country Sampler, we're taking a look back at our beginnings-to both honor the timeless appeal of country decorating and share a pictorial that revisits the trends that have come and gone. From heart-bedecked furnishing
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In High Spirits
As wildlife leaps into activity, the sun's rays brighten and the earth prompts flowers to awaken, bring some of that boisterous outdoor energy into your decorating. Country Sampler stylist Carolynn Geesaman refreshes her home with thrifted treasures
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AROUND THE Corner
Display favored collectibles in a kitchen nook for an attractive vignette. Renae's decorating tricks show you how to shape a beautiful design, whether in a kitchen or in a stand-alone cabinet. EVALUATE THE SPACE. Determine how much shelving is availa
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Paint It TILL YOU MAKE IT!
At first glance, Renae's living room appears to be filled with authentic prims. However, she's a pro at capturing the look on a budget. She frequents rummage sales and thrift stores, and she masterfully uses paint to distress new wood pieces. Sample
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For Your ENTERTAINMENT
1. Build groupings that move the eye. Stagger tall and short accents, and zigzag the pattern from shelf to shelf. “It's kind of balanced, but it's not balanced,” Claudia explains. “They take up the same amount of space.” 2. Choose a soothing color pa
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Shifting Out of NEUTRAL
She moved to Arizona from the Midwest to follow a romance that faded, a relocation that caused her path to intersect with that of her true love. Claudia Foster met her future husband, Dan, on a night out with friends. Later that evening, they happene
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Beauty Spot
• Look for Function. Center your scheme around a furnishing with ample work surface and storage like Claudia's retro steel kitchen cabinet-and-sink combo. “I call it Shirley-that's the brand name,” she says. Position the piece against an outbuilding
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Piecing Together the Past
When spring arrives in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, morning light rakes across a time-tumbled stone wall to find Mary Adam sipping coffee at the breakfast table. Here, she plans projects that she and her husband, Dale, will tackle as guardians of a farm
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SPATIAL Relations
Homes boasting cathedral ceilings, banks of windows and glass patio doors pose decorating challenges for those who love to create warm and inviting dwellings. Laura's remedy melds earthy colors, natural textures and sentimental antiques. “When people
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FARM Flavor
The Kassebaums’ spacious kitchen is a cook's delight. Laura couldn't resist altering the surfaces to reflect her affinity for country design. “I mix different styles, designs and ages, but it all comes together,” she says. To borrow cues from the pas
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Count on CUTLERY
A primitive dry sink acts as the foundation of an expressive scene with metalsmith touches in the dining room. To recreate this classic look in your home, reflect on Laura's ideas. Anchor your grouping with a sturdy low cabinet such as a dry sink, ch
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A Makeover IN MAINE
Ann Couser Kittredge has plenty of heartwarming and funny memories lingering throughout her Cape Neddick, Maine, home. Built in 1993, the house was her late parents’ residence for nearly 30 years before she inherited it. She recalls, for instance, th
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Making a Comeback
If the kitchen is the heart of the home, this Chester County, Pennsylvania, residence was on life support when a retired doctor and his wife purchased it in 1987. Despite the home's condition, it offered the opportunity for one of the homeowners to f
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A VISION IN Vintage
ONE MOMENT, you're casually browsing a shop or sale with your attention divided between conversing with your companion and glancing across the products, but then you stop in your tracks as your favorite collectible comes into view. The joy that follo
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All About Avis
I live in North Georgia, and I am currently an antiques dealer at a local shop where I am also the shop stylist and manage their social media. My collecting began with vintage lace—the really amazing old pieces—and from there, I moved to vintage jewe
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Gateway To Gardening
Keeping garden tools and supplies organized and handy can be a challenge if you don't have a dedicated outbuilding such as a shed or greenhouse on your property. The good news is that, an out-of-the-way corner or a small area in a garage or on a cove
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Second Chances
Where some see junk in need of hauling away, others see junk in need of rescue. Regardless of your zip code, a country-lifestyle mindset alters your view of the world around you—both inside and out. The change of weather marks the return of outdoor a
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It's In The CARDS
When it comes to creating centerpieces for a special Valentine's Day celebration, DeeDee Campbell likes to blend an array of vibrant ruby-colored decor to keep things lively. Set inside a galvanized-metal tray that reflects their bold crimson tones,
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Resource GUIDE
Country Sampler's Resource Guide includes all available information on the makers of paint, furniture, window treatments and flooring found throughout the magazine. Items pictured in individual stories but not listed in this Resource Guide are not av

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