Key Takeaways
- The namesake pick: Country Living Farmhouse Style from Hearst Home is over half off and ranks in the top 300 bestsellers in Books.
- Deepest discount of the week: Country Living Country Chic is marked down 77%, the biggest cut in the entire batch.
- Best bestseller rank: The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis sits at #11 in Books, a rare ranking for a discounted cookbook.
- Rizzoli’s coffee table book: Country House Living is half off and ranks #292, a strong price for a publisher known for photography-heavy interiors books.
- Practical homestead pick: Simple Country Living covers garden, kitchen, and beyond, and it ranks #98 in Books right now.
There’s a Saturday in early April every year where the windows finally stay open past noon and you walk through the house noticing everything. The curtains look tired. The kitchen shelves need something. That one corner of the living room has looked the same since 2019. Spring in West Virginia does that. The mountains green up so fast it makes the inside of your house feel stale by comparison.
I was pulling this week’s WV Finds together and noticed something unusual: Hearst’s entire Country Living book line is discounted right now, and not just by a little. We’re talking 40 to 77 percent off across decorating, color, farmhouse style, and DIY titles. Country Living Farmhouse Style, the one that keeps showing up in Pinterest boards for rustic home inspiration, is over half off. Country Living Country Chic has the steepest cut I’ve seen on any book in weeks. And mixed in with the decorating titles, there’s a Knopf cookbook ranked #11 in all of Books, which almost never lines up with a real discount.
This week is heavy on home design and decorating, with a couple of practical homesteading guides and one novel thrown in. If you’ve been thinking about refreshing a room or just want something good on the coffee table, the timing is right.
What are the best country living farmhouse style books?
Hearst dominates this category, and right now their farmhouse and country decorating titles are marked down across the board. These are full-color hardcovers with room photography, styling ideas, and real home tours. If you’re redecorating or just want inspiration for a mountain cabin refresh, this is the section to start with.
Country Living Farmhouse Style
This is the book the post is named for, and it earns the spotlight. Country Living Farmhouse Style covers warm, rustic interiors with full-page photography of real homes. It’s ranked #277 in Books, which tells you people are buying it steadily. If you want one farmhouse decorating book on your shelf, this is the one I’d start with.
- Warm and welcoming rustic home photography
- Published by Hearst Home
- Bestseller rank #277 in Books
Country Living Country Chic
Country Living Country Chic takes a slightly more modern angle than the Farmhouse Style title, blending country bones with updated finishes and lighter color palettes. The discount here is the deepest in the entire roundup. It’s ranked in the top 600 in Books, so it’s clearly not sitting on shelves collecting dust.
- Country style for modern living
- Published by Hearst
- Bestseller rank #535 in Books
Country Living Decorating Style
This is the broader Hearst decorating guide, covering country style room by room. It’s less focused on farmhouse specifically and more of a general country interiors reference. Good if you want a wider range of looks beyond just shiplap and barn doors. Ranked under 1,000 in Books.
- Room-by-room country decorating guide
- Published by Hearst
- Bestseller rank #944 in Books
Country Color Combinations
Country Living Country Color Combinations: Decorating Solutions for Every Room
Country Color Combinations is the most specific title in this group. It’s all about paint, fabric, and finish pairings for country-styled rooms. Useful if you already know the look you want but keep second-guessing color choices. Not a coffee table book so much as a working reference.
- Decorating color solutions for every room
- Published by Hearst
- Bestseller rank #3,355 in Books
Magnolia Pearl Interiors
Country Living A Bit of Velvet & a Dash of Lace: The Fabulous Interiors of Magnolia Pearl
A Bit of Velvet and a Dash of Lace focuses on the interiors of Magnolia Pearl, which leans into layered, textured, slightly maximalist country style. It’s a specific aesthetic and not for everyone. If you like the eclectic, collected-over-decades look rather than clean farmhouse lines, this one will speak to you.
- Fabulous interiors of Magnolia Pearl
- Published by Hearst
- Bestseller rank #1,310 in Books
Which cottage and country home design books are on sale?
These three books move beyond American farmhouse style into cottage interiors, country house living from a Rizzoli perspective, and DIY repurposing. Good variety here if you want something that isn’t strictly Hearst.
French Country Cottage
French Country Cottage was just added a couple days ago and it’s already one of the strongest picks in this batch. Ranked #174 in Books, published by Gibbs Smith. The photography leans into soft, romantic French provincial style with garden elements woven through the interiors. A genuinely beautiful book.
- French provincial style with garden elements
- Published by Gibbs Smith
- Bestseller rank #174 in Books
Country House Living
Country House Living comes from Rizzoli, which means the production quality is going to be a step above most decorating books. Large format, excellent photography, and a focus on celebrating the beauty of homes that feel lived in. Ranked #292 in Books, and half off is a solid price for a Rizzoli hardcover.
- Celebrating the beauty of life at home
- Published by Rizzoli
- Bestseller rank #292 in Books
Restore Recycle Repurpose
Restore. Recycle. Repurpose.: Create a Beautiful Home (A Country Living Book)
Restore. Recycle. Repurpose. is the most hands-on title in this section. It’s a Country Living book focused on DIY projects that give old pieces new life. If you’d rather build and refinish than just browse pretty pictures, this is the one to grab. Ranked in the low 2,000s, which is respectable for a niche DIY title.
- DIY projects for creating a beautiful home
- A Country Living Book by Hearst
- Bestseller rank #2,357 in Books
Best books for country living skills and wisdom
Not everything on this list is about decorating. These two titles are practical guides to the actual work and rhythms of country life, from gardening and preserving to old-fashioned tips that still hold up.
Simple Country Living
Simple Country Living: Techniques, Recipes, and Wisdom for the Garden, Kitchen, and Beyond
Simple Country Living covers techniques and recipes for the garden, kitchen, and general homestead life. It’s ranked #98 in Books, which puts it in rare company for a how-to title. Published by Cool Springs Press, who do solid work in the gardening and outdoor living space. This one has real depth to it.
- Techniques, recipes, and wisdom for garden and kitchen
- Published by Cool Springs Press
- Bestseller rank #98 in Books
Simple Country Wisdom
Country Living Simple Country Wisdom: 501 Old-Fashioned Ideas to Simplify Your Life
Country Living Simple Country Wisdom collects 501 old-fashioned ideas for simplifying daily life. It reads more like a reference you flip through than a cover-to-cover book. Good for the nightstand or the bathroom shelf. The tips range from cleaning and cooking to seasonal home care.
- 501 old-fashioned ideas to simplify your life
- Published by Hearst
- Bestseller rank #1,529 in Books
Any country cooking or country fiction deals this week?
Two picks here that round out the collection. One is a legendary Southern cookbook. The other is a novel that fits the country living theme from a completely different angle.
The Taste of Country Cooking
The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis is ranked #11 in all of Books. That’s not a typo. This is the 30th anniversary edition of one of the most respected Southern cookbooks ever written. Lewis organized the recipes by season, grounded in her Virginia childhood. If you cook and you don’t own this, now’s the time.
- 30th anniversary edition by Edna Lewis
- Seasonal Southern recipes from Virginia
- Bestseller rank #11 in Books
City Baker's Guide to Country Living
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living is a novel about a pastry chef who trades city life for a small town in Vermont. It’s lighter than the rest of this list and works well as a spring read. Sold directly and priced well under ten dollars. A nice palate cleanser if you’ve been stacking decorating books all afternoon.
- Novel about trading city life for rural Vermont
- Published by Dutton
- Sold by Amazon, Prime eligible
Frequently asked questions
What is the Country Living Farmhouse Style book about?
Country Living Farmhouse Style from Hearst Home is a full-color hardcover featuring photography and tours of warm, rustic homes. It covers farmhouse decorating ideas, room layouts, and styling tips for creating a welcoming country look. It’s currently ranked #277 in Books.
Are these country living books worth buying for home decorating ideas?
If you’re planning a room refresh or building a new home with country style in mind, these books offer practical visual references that Pinterest boards can’t match. The Hearst titles in particular focus on real homes rather than staged showrooms. They work well for pulling paint colors, furniture arrangements, and textile ideas.
Which country living book has the biggest discount right now?
Country Living Country Chic has the largest markdown at 77% off its original cover price. Country Living Decorating Style follows at 60% off. Most of the Hearst titles in this roundup are between 40% and 60% off.
What is the best-selling country cookbook on this list?
The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis is ranked #11 in all of Books, making it by far the highest-ranked title in this roundup. It’s the 30th anniversary edition of a Southern cooking classic organized by season.
Do these books make good gifts for someone who loves farmhouse style?
Yes. The Hearst Country Living titles, French Country Cottage, and Country House Living from Rizzoli are all visually rich hardcovers that work well as housewarming or birthday gifts. They look good on a coffee table and hold up to repeated browsing.
Prices verified April 4, 2026.
Discounts this week range from 39% to 77% across the 12 picks, with most of the Hearst titles landing between 47% and 60% off. The average price point is under $15, which is low for hardcover decorating books that originally ran $25 to $30. Country Living Country Chic at 77% off is the kind of markdown you normally only see on overstock, but the bestseller rank suggests it’s still moving. Rizzoli’s Country House Living at half off is also notable because Rizzoli books rarely dip below 40% outside of warehouse sales.
This was a strong week for this category. If I had to pick one book, it’s Country Living Farmhouse Style. The price is right, the rank is strong, and it’s the most broadly useful title here for anyone doing a spring home refresh. The Taste of Country Cooking is the sleeper pick though. A #11 bestseller rank at over 50% off is genuinely rare for a cookbook with that kind of reputation. I’d grab both. If you want to browse all book deals, the full category page has more titles updated daily.
Hearst running this many Country Living titles at deep discounts at the same time feels intentional, possibly clearing inventory before a new batch of releases later this year. I’d buy now rather than wait. These prices won’t get better heading into summer, and farmhouse style books tend to sell well as gift season approaches in the fall. If you see one you want, don’t sit on it.
