Country Living: Cottage Style Decorating, Cottage Gardens, Decor Ideas

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Country Living for home and gardens; cottage style decorating ideas and decor, country decorating ideas; cottage garden design, country craft ideas, recipes and country style decor.

You don't have to live in the country to have a country kitchen, own country style furniture or even participate in country life. You can have these right in the middle of the city or even in the suburbs. Let your imagination run wild in bringing the country into your homes with our articles.

We have articles on country decorating ideas; how to decorate on a budget, including country kitchen ideas, and decorating your homes and homesteads in the country style.

Not only do we have ideas for your homes, but we also have country living ideas for your garden, taking time out for picnics and camping and more information on those who are already homesteading and living the country dream.

Outdoor Living and Your Country Garden

Enjoy outdoor country living with our:

camping advice
camping recipes
useful camping food
campfire songs
camping list
recipes for great picnic food ideas
foxes in your garden

Country Living ideas for Small Spaces

If you live in an apartment, why not -
grow vegetables in containers, and go container gardening ?

We also have advice on:

Country living also means animals in your garden. Sometimes, they are welcomed, and other times just a nuisance. Feed the wild birds and encourage backyard birds as they will eat your garden pests. We also have some bird house plans for your backyard birds.

For those nuisance rats, make a homemade humane rat trap - no blood, no tears.

Homesteading and Living the Country Dream - Your Country Home

For some of you who are thinking about taking the plunge into country living and looking for that special country home, this section is for you. Are you thinking about buying country acreage?

Or you may be thinking of getting in some farm animals, but don't know just where to find advice. Look no further.

Take time out with our farming articles and farming stories, our DIY projects and our homesteading forum.

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Country Living, Country Skills and Craft Ideas

Do enjoy country crafts and country recipes? You don't have to be homesteading to learn some traditional country skills.

Are you looking for some new craft ideas? Learn:

We also have some free quilting patterns and designs for you to print off and use and some guidelines on spinning yarn from fleece to garment.

Come and join us on our craft forum!

We have so many pages here for you to look at that it will take you quite a while.

Take a Break!

And if our information is not enough, and you are looking for country living books for your home and garden visit our page on books that we recommend.

So pull up a chair, make yourself a cuppa, listen to some country music and read our country living blog on living the country life!

And when you are planning your vegetable gardens or where to plant those spring bulbs, or deciding on some new country home decor, visit our country store for all your country living needs!

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Finally, if you live in the city and have been dreaming about living some time in the country and experiencing true country life, why don't you book a farm cottage and take a country cottage holiday?

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