The perennial question: Which is better? Living in a bustling city or the tranquil country? Remodelista found evidence to support both sides this week.
In the Country
![One of the beautiful rooms featured in Lisa Przystup\2\17;s new book, Upstate: Living Spaces with Space to Live. Annie gives us a preview in Required Reading: Heading ‘Upstate’.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/upstate-book-bovina-lisa-przystup-sarah-elliott-733x473.jpg)
![One of our favorite farmhouse kitchens ever. Photograph by Dana Gallagher, styling by Hilary Robertson, from Steal This Look: An Antique Dealer’s DIY Kitchen, Painted Checkerboard Floor Included.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/burden-family-kitchen-shelter-island-dana-gallagher-photo-6-733x1099.jpg)
In the City
![A classic pre-war New York City apartment, expertly decorated. See it in Quiet, Please: A Stylish Apartment in Bustling Jackson Heights, Queens. Photograph by Eric Piasecki.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/matthew-axe-jackson-heights-eric-piasecki-living-room-2-733x550.jpg)
![A long and lean house Park Slope house gets a functional and bright kitchen in Kitchen of the Week: A Bright Addition with a “Pantry Portal” for a Narrow Townhouse in Brooklyn. Photograph by Nicole Franzen, courtesy of Bangia Agostinho.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/kitchen-addition-windows-brooklyn-narrow-townhouse-baghia-agostinho-architecture-3-733x489.jpg)
A Bit of Both
![This home is situated in the bustling historic district of Mérida, but step inside its doors, and you\2\17;re transported into a light and airy sanctuary. Photograph by Apertura Arquitectónica, courtesy of Taller Estilo Arquitectura, from Casa Cool: A Couple’s Secret Sanctuary in Mexico’s Colonial City of Mérida.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/taller-estilo-merida-mexico-casa-cool-exterior-733x516.jpg)
Plus:
- Dark Horse Coffee Automat in Toronto, Designed by Mjölk
- 10 Easy Pieces: Simple Wood Coffee Tables
- Shopper’s Diary: Suay’s Ethically Made Home Goods from Los Angeles
- Domestic Science: How to Wash a Down Comforter
- Steal This Look: A DIY Scandi-Style Mudroom by Jenny Komenda
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