Design & DIY Archives | Cottage Life

This designer and builder created her dream cabin... for $20,000

Pressure-washer

Prepare your power equipment for winter storage

close up of various files and rasps

Why you should have files and rasps in your... toolbox

Cottage dock in a lake

Tips for better dock removal

Cottage Coach Episode 6: Sprucing up a waterfront... pergola

custom-scribed deck boards around a rock formation

Give your deck a custom finish with this easy DIY... scribing technique

Stuff We Like: A device to help drain your pipes

Weekly Hack: Detect drafts

Top down look at completed marble maze project

Keep kids busy for hours with this DIY vintage... wooden marble maze

Propane cylinder

Why propane is super practical for the cottage

different-glues

Everything you ever wanted to know about wood glue

wood-spelled-out-on-wood-by-the-lake

A documentary: For the love of wood

plastic flip clock radios and old sound equipment on a shelf

A guide to knowing, loving, and displaying... vintage decor

white vintage chair on striped rug

How to restore a vintage chair

Closing the cottage

Clever tips for closing up your cottage this fall

Keep your floors (somewhat) cleaner with this DIY... boot brush

hammer-nailing-a-nail

5 hammers every cottager needs

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Dream

7 portable mattresses you can actually get a good... sleep on

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