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country living Rural living has
attracted city dwellers for centuries. Nonetheless,
Arcadian sophisticates populating the Low Countries
don’t settle for meaningless froufrou or rickety
furnishings. Instead, they winnow the best from
modernity and antiquity, plunking it down in leafy
environs, an aesthetic triumph that only this small
spit of land can achieve.
This is how life should be relished and it is artfully
captured between the covers of the blissfully photo-
heavy Country Living. Thirteen homes across Belgium
and the Dutch countryside are showcased in Country
Living, and each reveals a rustic charm that is exceeded
only by clean and purposeful design. Pack your bags
for an armchair journey through some of the region’s
most enlightened country estates.
Whether centuries-old or cleverly disguised to
look as though it has withstood decades, each of
the homes featured represents the best of country
