DIY tips – Cottage Life

A painter's combination tool against a bright yellow background, with some nails and a can of blue paint beside it.

11 unexpected ways to use a painter’s combination tool

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The bottom of a chair leg, with furniture glides and washers to be attached.

It’s time to finally fix that wobbly chair leg

Cedar and iron table with chairs

Resurrect old furniture into a DIY tabletop

How to design an eco-cottage

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Tiled and tested ways of upgrading your cottage

Spruce up your kitchen with this DIY tile countertop

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6 mistakes you’re making while painting

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The right way to shovel without hurting your back

Tool belt filled with tools sitting on a wooden workbench.

The cottage DIY weekend

Pile of nails sitting on a grey deck.

How to choose the right decking material

Close-up of a man drilling a hole in a piece of wood.

The bros’ DIY dos and don’ts

Close-up of a carpenter measuring wood.

10 DIY hacks for your next “broject”

Person applying drywall mud.

5 DIY drywall tips

Front view of a wooden door with a white and wood porch.

How to fix a problem door

Drywall crack next to a blue door.

How can drywall cracks be avoided during the winter?

Carpenter measuring wood with a stack of tools on a workbench.

Meet host Wayne Lennox

Man putting a metal hinge on a wooden door.

Hinge element