Design & DIY Archives - Cottage Life

A cottage being demolished by an excavator

So you’ve made the decision to demolish the family cottage. Here’s what you need to... tackle the task

A windsurfer in silhouette

A simple way to patch a torn sail

A mother reading a book to her son sitting on a beige couch with assorted coloured pillows

During a time of crisis, this family found refuge in a small cabin on Vancouver Island

This cottager built a floating raft when he noticed local turtles didn’t have enough sun

How to choose a mask or respirator for cottage jobs

A black vise on a worktable

Why you need a vise in your cottage workshop

Someone playing the tabletop crockey rink game

Tabletop ‘crockey’ is an easy-to-build project that’s fun for all ages

5 genius magnifying tools that will help you fix what you can’t see

How to prevent finishing problems with glue squeeze-out

A compound mitre saw sitting on a table

How to tune up a compound mitre saw

Close-up of a frayed end of a boating rope sitting on a rock

Country whipping: how to tame the frayed ends of any rope

A skid-steer against a white background

Don’t buy these 5 tools—rent them instead

Illustration showing the shooting board and its parts

How to build a shooting board for perfectly square cut ends

The exterior of the Catchacoma Lake cottage

After the untimely tear down of their beloved cabin, this family built a successor primed for all... seasons

One of the horse trailer saunas on the beach at sunset

This Perth, Ont., carpenter is turning horse trailers into portable saunas

Try this workshop hack to rip a bevel on a table saw

The exterior of the Lake Muskoka cottage from Heated Rivalry

Inside the iconic Heated Rivalry cottage on Lake Muskoka designed by a former OHL player

A truck with a straight blade plow attachment

Sick of shovelling? Here’s how to turn your vehicle into a snowplow

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