Country Living USA – AprilMay 2026 – Country Living USA (1)

This time she’s got her family of five in tow, as they pack friends and extended family into their renovated ranch house brimming with cottage coziness. written by photographs by styling by OPPOSITE: Board-and-batten siding and a green-painted Dutch front door (Sap Green by Farrow & Ball) are among the newer additions to the house. THIS PAGE: A cozy corner in one of the guest rooms invites lingering.

It would be the first in or around the tiny town. But Lyndsey Zorich would just as well have things stay the way they are, thank you very much. For her, the town where she grew up is a time capsule of childhood memories, a place where she’s been on a first-name basis with the locals for as long as she can remember. When Lyndsey turned 40 a few years ago, the Buckeye State tugged at her heartstrings.

Having moved after college to Texas, where she had launched her design shop (@shoptheavenue) and started a family, the Houston tastemaker could no longer shake the desire to share a slice of slower-paced small-town living with her husband, Bret, and their three children. “There’s something about a milestone birthday that makes you start to think about what you want to be doing and where you want to spend your time,” Lyndsey says.

ABOVE: “You get to see the essence of Ohio farming from every window of our house,” says Lyndsey, here with her husband, Bret, and their children Jack, 8; Charlotte, 11 (holding Ted, a Cavapoo); and Leighton, 13. White Dove Benjamin Moore After scouring listings and land auctions with her father, Dave Johnson, who still lives in Chandlersville, Lyndsey landed on a 1971 midcentury-style ranch house nestled next to Salt Creek, the stream that runs through the area. Coincidentally the house had belonged to the parents of one of her childhood friends, so she couldn’t bear the thought of tearing it down.

Instead, she and her father, a mason, renovated the house by opening up the floor plan in the main living areas, cladding the walls with white-painted shiplap, and adding a screened porch that overlooks the backyard and the historic creek beyond. With the help of a few of her designer friends including Whitney McGregor (@whitneymcgregor) and Alex Stillwell (stillwellgroves.com), Lyndsey channeled her love of colorful prints and patterns to outfit the house, much the same way she chooses the items for her shop.

“I’ve always been inspired by my grandmother’s home,” she says.

Kitchens Fit for a Crowd Guest Rooms Packed With Pretty Porches Primed for Pausing YOUR SIGNATURE FLAVOR FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE BITE. For this recipe and more, scan here. Rachel Rachel Hardage Barrett EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @RACHELHARDAGEBARRETT COUNTRYLIVING.COM / APRIL–MAY 2026 1 Weekend at Dollywood Spots are filling up! Join us June 5-7. countryliving.com/dollywood The CL Garden Club Advice and inspiration for all your spring gardening! countryliving.com/gardenclub New Furniture at Birch Lane Shop our pretty collection. countryliving .com/birchlane Welcome to Spring in the Country! Allow me to introduce you to my new feathered friend 240, who is named after the pricey farm store bill that arrived once his owner, Tiffany Siegel (@tiffanymariesiegel), decided to start keeping chickens.

(Who can relate?!) From well-appointed coops to thought- fully furnished garden houses (pg. 12), this issue is a celebration of springtime in the countryside—and that (of course!) extends to antiquing. Lifestyle Director Sarah Zlotnick interviewed dealers of all sorts—those who sell online, those who source abroad, those who host pop-ups—to find out what it really takes to turn your hobby into a hustle. If you’ve ever been curious about this world, prepare for some top-notch vintage voyeurism.

Speaking of antiques, if you think you’d be a good vendor for the Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck, New York (October 2-4)—or know someone who would be!—please let me know at [email protected]. And if you plan on making the trip (I hope you do!), make sure you’re one of the first to know how to get discounted tickets early by following @countrylivingfair. See you soon!

And Don’t Miss… PORTRAIT, BECKY LUIGART-STAYNER; HAIR AND MAKEUP BY COURTNEY WHITE. cover photograph by MARTA XOCHILT PEREZ styling by RACHEL RIVERS EDITORIAL FOOD & CRAFTS DIRECTOR Charlyne Mattox LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR Sarah Zlotnick SENIOR HOMES & STYLE EDITOR Anna Logan SENIOR DIGITAL EDITOR Terri Robertson ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Madoline Koonce ASSISTANT EDITOR Beth Branch ART & PHOTOGRAPHY VISUAL DIRECTOR Kate Phillips DEPUTY ART DIRECTOR Emma Gray Pitt ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Virginia DeGuenther VISUAL EDITOR Ian Palmer STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Becky Luigart-Stayner HEARST VISUAL GROUP VP, VISUALS Alix Campbell VISUAL PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Temira Greene CONTRIBUTORS Marsha Bemko, Benay R.

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