November 2010
features
A Very Prairie Christmas
History repeats itself in an 1840s Massachusetts home outfitted with reminders of and relics from America's pioneering days. Turning Primitive Into Festive: Fashion prairie-inspired holiday displays that set a festively old-fashioned tone in your home.
First-Class Cabin
An Illinois couple make their spacious log cabin cozy for the holidays with soft textures and an abundance of fresh-from-the-forest greenery. Make Way for Traditional Trimmings: Keep an authentic country feel in your holiday home by steering clear of new-looking accents and sticking with time-tested decorations. Click here to read a sneak preview!
Simple Dressings
Rather than gifts from Father Christmas, it’s those from Mother Nature that enliven the quiet grace of this Tennessee Colonial during the holiday season. Natural Ornamentation: Feather your nest with nature-made accessories this yuletide, from berries and winter fruit to evergreen swags and more.
Diamond in the Rough
Formerly a downtrodden structure with rotting floors and no hot water, a reinvigorated Canadian home now provides a winter-wonderful backdrop for a visionary couple’s just-white antiques and holiday trimmings. Cream of the Crop: Whether it’s for the holidays or everyday, follow these tips to lighten up your home from root cellar to rafters. Bonus Photo Gallery: Click here to view addition photos from this beautiful home.
'Twas the Month Before Christmas
A Pennsylvania crafter always gets an early start on decorating her painstakingly rehabbed house with homegrown touches ranging from dried fruits and flowers to fragrant pine boughs. Go Beyond the Gingerbread Man: Cook up some deliciously delightful decor for your Christmas tree with instructions for making orange-slice ornaments and primitive-looking candy canes.
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Antiques Q&A
Take a wintry walk down memory lane as our experts look into the Christmases past of a pair of Lefton holly candy dishes, a glass-and-copper snowman lantern, a pair of mica-covered cardboard Christmas houses, a pair of vintage snowshoes, and more!
Decorate with Crafts
The Country Sampler stylists take a home outfitted with fabulous vintage finds and texture-rich furnishings from neutral to overdrive with an infusion of holiday cheer. Click here for a sneak preview!