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Country Living - England

Provides an inspirational approach to houses and decorating, gardens, crafts, food, fashion, and health.

Country Sampler

America’s original decorating idea & source book for those who love primitive, Americana, and traditional country styles. Crafts, furnishings, folk art, collectibles, accessories are available for purchase.

When I was young, my mother sewed my clothes, and practically everything else. It was the era when every girl learned to sew as a necessity, and most women sewed as a way to save money. Despite learning to sew myself, as an adult I found that sewing did not particularly save me money, nor was it as commonplace: in fact, it was not a complement at all for something to be ...

Scrapbooking can be a fantastic hobby and a lot of fun, but some people are turned off by the costs involved in creating a great scrapbook. Traditional scrapbooking requires some expensive tools, and supplies such as glitter and other flair – this can be expensive. Luckily, there are alternatives available to the traditional scrapbooking method. Digital scrapbook software can be ...

Did you know that the Greek and Romans really founded the relaxation concept of bathroom designs with their “communal baths”? They enjoyed these community soaks incorporating mineral salts they believed to have healing properties. Our bathroom designs today incorporate that same medicinal concept of healing. Gone are the communal baths and in are the private baths where the ...