About

Rural Home Journal is about making sense of the particular choices that come with country homes. We cover how rooms are used, how household rhythms take shape, and how a home's features can inform the way people live in it.

What we cover

Our subjects include room planning, seasonal adjustments, household routines, home care and the character of rural buildings. We favour questions a reader can consider in their own home, such as what a room needs to do or which details deserve attention before making a change.

Who it is for

The publication is for people who live in, care about or are simply curious about homes in rural settings. Readers may have a compact cottage, a converted building or a newer house; no single kind of country home stands for them all.

How we approach it

We explain the reasoning behind choices and set out options without assuming every home has the same layout, history or resources. Our writing aims to give readers a useful starting point, not a universal formula.