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Gone Fishin'

Assorted beach-themed finds adorn a lattice wall on the patio of Cindy and Steve Anderson’s Kirkland, Washington, home.
 
This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.

Home Tours 2010

View outtakes and extra photographs from the beautiful homes featured in our special Home Tours 2010 edition.
updated 09.28.11

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Gone Fishin\
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Either Oar

Bright-painted oars, a rustic aqua-blue chair and a glass garden globe encased in a fishing net introduce salvaged style to the exterior of Cindy and Steve Anderson’s Kirkland, Washington, home.
 
This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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An Apple a Day

A bowl of bright red apples and an antiqued sheep highlight key elements of a pillow displayed on a child’s chair in Jackie and Arlo Rittenberg’s Battleground, Washington, home.
 
This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Birds of a Feather

Topped by a horizontal green shutter, a shelf display of bird-themed accents—a twig-wrapped birdhouse, a painted plate and a nest in a propped-up bowl—sets a spring scene in the living room of Jackie and Arlo Rittenberg’s Battleground, Washington, home.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Feminine Mystique

Classic bedding, sweet floral motifs and a pale palette set a feminine scene in the master bedroom of Cathy and Allen Hartz’ Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, home.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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The Long and Short of It

Topped with a village of birdhouses, a custom-made pine table runs the length of the dining room in Carolyn and John Weber’s log-style Denmark, Iowa, home.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Simply Di-Vine

A delicate stenciled border adds graphic interest above a cabinet full of blue-and-white china in the dining room of Carol and Jim Carter’s Knoxville, Tennessee, home.
 
This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Safe Zone

An antique pie safe in a corner of Sue and Ted Bucks’ guest room proves it’s all material when packed full of quilts, folded homespun and other fabric goods.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Open and Clothes

Reproduction clothing provides textile style in this wall display in the guest bedroom of Sue and Ted Bucks’ Lansing, Michigan, home.
 
This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Got the Blues

Backed by slate-blue wainscoting, a brighter blue cabinet with a distressed finish showcases country accoutrements in Ruthe and Bruce Martz’s Columbus, New Jersey, home.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Pitcher In

A patterned coverlet softens the stiff structure of a primitive-style pitcher that rests on a shelf in the studio of Ruthe and Bruce Martz’s Columbus, New Jersey, home.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Farmer’s Market

Vintage graphics on painted signs and framed art contribute old-time flair amid the antique books and assorted decor on a shelf in Ruthe and Bruce Martz’s Columbus, New Jersey, home.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Red, White and Yule

Red-and-white peppermint candies in a decorative glass jar pick up similar hues in a homespun ribbon on a bundle of greens and a painted game board on a shelf in the living room of Christine Martin’s Lacey, Washington, home.
 
This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Anyone’s Guest

White paint that continues partway down the wall creates the illusion of a higher ceiling in Christine Martin’s Lacey, Washington, guest bedroom, where tender touches, such as a child-size chair, a vintage dress and tiny mittens, give the space a feminine feel.

This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.
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Plain and Simple

Plaid upholstery, a jacquard coverlet and a braided rug add primitive pattern to the living room of Linda and Kenny Swogger’s Waynesburg, Ohio, home.
 
This room was featured in the Home Tours 2010 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.