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Welcome to A Primitive Place!

"Where Prim Friends Gather"

A Primitive Place is an in-print magazine for those who value early American style, antiques, and the history behind them.

Our Publications

We publish two types of magazines each year:

Quarterly Subscription (4 Issues)

This is what your subscription covers. Our subscription includes four seasonal magazines per year:

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Christmas

What You’ll Find Inside Subscription Issues

  • 104 pages of curated homes and historical content
  • 5 Home Tours —We don’t stage homes. Every space is decorated by its owner, offering real examples of how to live with antiques
  • Primitive, colonial, and early American interiors - Featuring homes of all kinds, from historic properties and reproduction saltboxes to farmhouses, Cape Cods, apartments, and townhomes
  • Collector-level antique education — construction, use, and history

Signature Features in Every Subscription Issue

  • What Did It Sell For? — antiques recently sold at auction
  • Antiques: A Thriving Industry — spotlighting entrepreneurs under 40
  • Artisan Spotlight — traditional makers and craftspeople
  • Expert Columns — including David T. Smith, Alex Pifer, Al Grella, and T.C. Waln
  • DIY Projects & Recipes
  • and more!

Special Editions (4 Additional Issues)

In addition to the subscription, we release four separate Special Edition magazines each year. Special Editions are not included in the regular subscription.

These are:

  • Theme-based (Americana, gardens, holiday, etc.)
  • Contain minimal advertising
  • Sold separately. Bundle packs are available to pre-order all upcoming issues for the remaining year

Special Editions Include

  • Exclusive home tours not seen in subscription issues
  • Catch-ups with past homeowners — featuring new spaces and unseen photos
  • Before & after transformations — showing how collections and interiors evolve over time
  • More homes, more variety — giving additional collectors and decorators a chance to be featured
  • Collector-level inspiration — ideas you won’t find in standard issues

Many readers collect both the quarterly issues and special editions, creating a full shelf of content, and often tell us they wish we published even more often.

Antiques & Collectibles For Sale ~ Check back often! New items added frequently!

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The Fall 2026 Issue will be Released on July 27th!

On the cover of our Fall 2026 issue is the home of Dawn Hodges of Bellville, Texas. An antiques dealer, gardener, cookbook author, and social media personality, Dawn is known for sharing her love of antiques, seasonal decorating, gardening, and homemade food with collectors across the country through Hodges Farm Texas Cooking

Inside this issue, you will also tour four additional homes, from folk artist Barbara Irwin to antique dealer LeeAnn Imel, along with the carefully curated interiors of Fritzi Harry and Debbie Reynolds.

5 Home Tours

Jason and LeeAnn Imel of Madison, Indiana

Dawn Hodges of Bellville, Texas

Jim and Barbara Irwin of Cedar Park, Texas

Fritzi Harry of College Station, Texas

Jack and Debbie Reynolds of Kingston, New York

This Fall issue also introduces two exciting new features that will continue in future editions of A Primitive Place.

A Beginner's Guide to Early Antiques is a reader-friendly series designed to help identify common antiques while exploring their purpose, history, and use in everyday life.

The APP Journal will highlight current discoveries, events, and happenings from across the primitive and antique world—think of it as "primitive news."

This issue is packed with new and exciting topics, including:

The Evolution of the Mouse Trap: T.C. Waln explores the history and ingenuity behind antique mouse traps, one of his favorite collecting categories.

Hidden Beneath the Surface: Historical artifact excavator Tom Askjem of Buxton, North Dakota, has spent a lifetime uncovering the past in places most people would never think to look, a pursuit that has led to the excavation of nearly 2,000 pits.

Young Entrepreneur Spotlight: At just 31 years old, Taylor Anderson brings a fresh, generational voice to the world of primitive antiques.

Artisan Spotlight: The folk art of Marie Morgan.

When a Home Run Becomes a Grand Slam: How a forgotten cupboard became the greatest antique find of David T. Smith's collecting career.

Antique Collecting Advice: The Wisdom of an Experienced 98-Year-Old: What Fritzi Harry's advice truly means in the world of collecting.

Horn Beams: Why the Unusual Name?Exploring the history behind one of early America's most intriguing household object

What Makes It a Texas Piece? Dawn Hodges shares how to differentiate Texas furniture from pieces of New England origin.

Don't wait any longer! The Fall 2026 issue is filled with remarkable homes, educational features, collecting stories, and antiques with histories waiting to be uncovered.

The deadline to get on the first Fall mailing is June 29. We must receive and process your subscription, renewal, or single-copy order by that date. A second and third mailing list will be mailed several weeks later.

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