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Rooms that invite you to linger. Vintage collectibles displayed with love. A colorful easy-care garden. A porch that says "Come sit!" All yours in the pages of Country Living!

The Sampler • AN A-TO-Z LOOK AT WHAT’S IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE, AMONG OTHER SEASONAL NEWS AND NOTES

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Turn This Scene into a Room • See how Country Living style editors designed a cozy den inspired by this snow-covered cottage.

Know Your Firewood

Day at the Tree Farm • Get spruced up for the occasion in a cheerful puffer, fittingly festive sweater, and wintry white boots. (Axe not included.)

Creature Comforts • The latest and greatest finds for animals and the people who love them

Turn a Collection into a Tree! • Pining for patina? These needle-free displays serve up vintage charm with far less effort than a trip to the tree farm. Ready, set, stack…

What Is It? What Is It Worth? • Ho ho ho! Our team of antiques experts weighs in on your treasured vintage Santas.

How Santa Found His Jolly • Santa didn’t always look so plump and rosy-cheeked. In early depictions, he ranged from a mischievous elf to a gaunt bishop. Here’s how the big guy you know and love came to be.

Meet Our Collecting Panel

Jolly Gold St. Nick • Contributor Mary Randolph Carter on why it’s sometimes better to grab than receive.

Earning Her Stripes • Cornishware collector—and, now, maker!—Karina Rickards turned a passion for the pottery into a much more epic endeavor: reviving the 95-year-old brand for modern-day kitchens.

Not Your Average Snow Day! • Nowhere does winter like The Resort at Paws Up in Greenough, Montana. So we checked in on a blustery winter’s day for a lesson in both recreation and hibernation. Inspired by the property, here’s how to step up your winter game.

Make a Better Snow Angel.

GO ON A “SLEIGH” RIDE. • At Paws Up, you can hitch a holiday haul with a wrangler and Percheron draft horses Pete and Repeat (page 42). At home, swap your seen-better-days saucer with one of these joyrides.

Play Reindeer Games. • Ice hockey may reign at Paws Up, but you can try your mittened hand at one of these powdery pastimes.

WARM UP ON THE INSIDE. • Step aside, snow cream! This rum-based refreshment from the Paws Up bar menu will warm you from the inside out.

Jolly Red Real Estate • From fiery farmhouses to a cardinal Cape, these century-old homes—bold enough to stop the Big Guy in his tracks!—pair well with seasonal swag.

The Best Reds for Exteriors • Santa is sure to brake for a house—or front door—coated in his signature shade.

Stringing Lights on a Tree

Countdown to Christmas! • Are you a Hallmark movie superfan? Know one?! We teamed up with the network on the perfect binge-watching companion.

Evergreens • Separate the firs from the pines with this guide to common live conifers.

Tree Toppers • Festive finishing touches for the tree farm’s finest

Sentimental Mittens

Festive Attire • Introducing seasonal sweatshirts for every occasion. Find them all at store.countryliving.com.

Country Living • December 2019

Winter Whites • On the North Fork of Long Island, discerning shop owner Lori Guyer takes an all-is-calm approach to at-home accessorizing with serene shades, colorless candy canes, and a light dusting of vintage decor.

White Christmas • Pretty, peaceful accents make for understated decor.

Shop Local • Lori Guyer shares her style standbys in the North Fork area.

HAVE YOURSELF a MERRY Little CHRISTMAS • On the heels of the 150th anniversary of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and on the cusp of (another!) big-screen debut, we revisited our favorite 19th-century foursome for...