Design & DIY Archives - Cottage Life

A ceiling fan mounted to a wood ceiling

3 fixes for malfunctioning fans

A wooden house with a green roof

Need a new roof? Here are 3 eco options

Ralph Silverstone, a cottager, stands in his museum of airplanes and trains

Whatsits and thingamabobs: the science behind our urge to collect

An overheard shot of someone staining a deck

Cottage Q&A: When should I stain my new deck?

This couple longs for cottage kitsch at their new build

the exterior of the Kelars newly built cottage with a wrapround porch and the sun shining

This multi-generational new build is inspired by Finnish traditions

Outdoor furniture montage

Outdoor furniture and accessory must-haves from Amazon Prime Day

Adam Holman cottage coach tols

Cottage Coach’s Amazon Prime Day picks

Paint cans sitting on a wood floor against a grey wall

Why you should use these paint colours in your cottage (or not)

The damp interior walls of a basement

Cottage Q&A: What’s causing my basement dampness?

A confused man applying plaster to a wall

Help! I share the cottage with a DIY dud

Raid the Cottage Coach’s tool box

Wooden beer caddy

Cottage Coach teaches you how to make a wooden beer caddy

two men welding

DIY steak flipper and discada using a railroad spike and harrow

Cinder block

The right way to anchor into a cinder block wall

A hand wearing a cobalt blue PVC gauntlet chemical resistant glove against a yellow background.

Work gloves review: our 5 expert-approved picks

Illustration of a woman putting wood into a fire, and two men walking over with a smoker.

Check out this reader’s low-cost DIY smoker

Man installing new deck boards.

How to check your deck for rot

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