Rachel Barrett

Much has been said of the royal family’s style—the tiaras! the ball gowns! the glamour!—but at Country Living we’re partial to the House of Windsor’s more relaxed looks, the kind of casual attire better suited to weekends at Balmoral than state banquets at Buckingham. The English country aesthetic—think of it as the sartorial equivalent of a Land Rover Defender—is rooted in practicality (waxed canvas jackets, rubber wellies) with a particular emphasis on iconic British heritage brands such as Bu…

At Country Living, we’re not much for resolutions of the deprive-yourself variety. (See: Pie January.) But “read more books” is a goal we’ll happily get behind. And while Country Living’s Digital Director Katie Bowlby may hold the staff record for books consumed in 2023 (that would be a whopping 115!), we boast quite a few bookworms around these parts. Here are our favorite editor-vetted, couldn’t-put-it-down picks from the past year. (Some were published earlier, but found their way on our read…

Oh my gourd-ness, they’re as corny as a corn maze.

It will last forever.

Her take on a “Country Christmas” includes dried hydrangea and disco balls.

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As Father’s Day approaches, it can be a challenge to find a gift for the hard-to-shop-for-dad or the father-who-has-everything. These outside-the-box present ideas will make even the choosiest dads happy.

As the editor of Country Living, I have long known that the Country Living audience is the most fun, kindred-spirited readership around. You see it at the Country Living Fair where, by the day’s end, complete strangers from different states have bonded over their love of some fabulously quirky vintage thing and are suddenly headed out to toast their assorted treasures over cocktails. That’s why I’m especially excited for our first-ever Country Living trip to Nashville on September 7-11, 2021! Th…

It has every clubhouse perk you’d ever want, other than a rope ladder and a super-secret knock.

In anticipation of gradual reopening protocol, The Inn at Little Washington is going to extreme measures to help patrons feel at home.The Inn at Little Washington plans to place mannequins at tables to make the space feel more full.As businesses begin to open and social distancing protocols remain in place, restaurants are embracing myriad ways to help patrons feel as if all is back to normal (well, despite those face masks we’re all wearing). But chef Patrick O’Connell, the James Beard Award-wi…