Homes
Dirt happens in the country! A mudroom can help keep it contained and out of your house. Browse these beautifully organized mudrooms for tips on creating or updating your space.
For many landowners, especially those in wooded settings, a log home is the perfect example of solid comfort and ruggedness. Jim and Mary Joan Cleary chose a log home for their property. Take a virtual tour of their gorgeous home!
Take a look inside some of the beautiful places our readers call home. Browse the photos and get some great ideas for decorating your own place in the country.
The kitchen really is the heart of the home. Take a virtual tour of some of our readers' kitchens and see what they have cookin'!
These gorgeous homes-away-from-home prove that spending a weekend at the cabin doesn't have to mean roughing it!
See how our readers are Living the Country Life in this virtual tour of homes!
Linda and Joe Ragland enjoy sharing the beautiful gardens and terraces at their mountain home with visitors. "We are proud of the place and we don't mind sharing it. We love it so much," says Linda.
This Wisconsin couple proves it's never too late to make a lifestyle change.
Members of the Atkins family share their areas of expertise to grow an award-winning wine business.
Merriam Last has a passion for the past. She's turned 39-acres near Welch, Minnesota into a big step back in time.
A passion for gardening and water led this busy physician to create a tranquil oasis on 11 acres.
Fish ponds, chicken coops and wooded trails are just a start for this family.
Neighbors and friends stop by often and stay late at this peaceful and happy acreage in the green hills of North Carolina.
A wooded river habitat inspires a couple to create a nature haven and embrace the wildlife on their lush Georgia acreage.
It all began with a trellis. Jim Krempel put together his first piece of ornamental ironwork that was so successful it led to a new hobby.
A few years ago Kathy Donovan got the opportunity to become a small Virginia farmer. It was all there - the land, the fences, the buildings, grass, sky, and cool mountain air. But what should she raise?
What comes here, stays here. Diane Price and her husband, Rob Griffith, own a no-kill farm, meaning all their animals -- including goats, chickens, llamas, a few dogs, cats, and a Vietnamese potbellied pig -- will be part of their 16-acre North Carolina farm for the rest of their natural lives.
Kevin Davis looked at a rough-and- tumble piece of property bordering reclaimed Kentucky coal mining land and saw a farm.
An Illinois man discovers that building ornamental iron structures combines beauty and functionality around his country home.
No matter where your house or other outbuildings are situated on your property, the length and position of downspouts makes a huge difference when it comes to proper drainage.
When the Young family was searching for rural property in upstate New York, they settled on a place that was decidedly different from what they wanted. It was the lucky break of a lifetime.
A detached guest house gives visitors more space and privacy, and can be less expensive than building an addition on your home. When guests leave, the guest house can be used as a getaway, home office, studio, or anything else you desire.
Bathrooms and plumbing
- Well water treatments
- Solar water heaters
- Pumping the septic system
- Gray water systems
- Choosing a sauna
- Installing a sump pump
Safe at home
- Lightning protection
- Establishing a storm shelter
- Testing for radon
- Solar flood lighting
- Choosing the right generator
- Country view: Worst weather
Special projects
Decks and patios
- Advantages of composite decking
- Deck lighting options
- A deck for a lifetime
- Installing an outdoor speaker system
- Durable decking
Driveways and paths
- Heated driveways
- Keep your gravel driveway in top condition
- Driveway alarms
- Creating a gravel pathway
Beautiful Places
Enjoy these country homes with breathtaking views, inspiring landscaping, and cozy getaways.
- The farm within a city
- Soothing space
- Animal house
- Dream cabin
- Give me that countryside
- More Beautiful Places ...
Winter weather
- Energy effeciency tips for acreages
- Garage heating options
- Using space heaters safely
- Chimney safety
- Chimney cleaning
- Benefits of a wood stove
- Fixing frozen pipes
- Exterior caulking tips
- Light up the country
- Benefits of a corn furnace
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