• August 5, 2003

Meredith Corp.'s Country Home has overhauled its design and content. The changes, which include a new tagline "A More Modern Country," were unveiled in the magazine's September issue. Among the mag's new features are a celebrity-focused shopping and design column ("How They Really Live"), a holistic lifestyle column ("Slow Lane") and a "Makeover of the Month" in which an "emergency makeover team" tackles an otherwise drab space. "Our new styling mirrors what's going on in people's lives right now," said Country Home editor in chief Carol Sheehan in a press release. "Simple is good; people are seeking calm in a frenzied world. 'Modern country' is a lifestyle, not an address." Launched in 1979, Country Home is published 10 times per year. Its rate base is 1.2 million.