hacks Archives | Cottage Life

3 light switches that will make life easier at... the cottage

Closeup crop hands of young woodworker making wooden detail and using electric sanding machine at workplace covered with dust near equipment

5 easy ways to prevent dust spread during a build

opening your cottage tips

Opening up your cottage with Michelle Kelly

measuring tape on wooden background with red pencil

Why you should ditch your tape measure

Bag of water fire starter

Start a fire with nothing but a sandwich bag and... water

Outdoors

Safe BBQ brush

Think twice before you use a bristle BBQ brush

tuna-can torch

Why you should bring a can of tuna on your next... camping trip

Outdoors

Thermostat

10 energy-efficient hacks to slash your heating... bill this winter

Real Estate

Thanksgiving dinner over campfire

Here’s how to cook your entire Thanksgiving... dinner over the campfire

keep cool without AC

Here’s how to keep cool at the cottage... without AC

Duct tape

14 super cheap items that will enhance your... cottage experience

picnic tips

5 tips for the perfect summer picnic

pool noodle hacks

Our favourite pool noodle hacks

General

coffee on the dock

5 unusual uses for eggs at the cottage

General

hacks to cool your beer

3 fast ways to cool your beer

Can a cottage ever have too much wood?

how to make a dinner bell out of a wine bottle

Turn a wine bottle into a dinner bell to round up... your guests

How to turn a cooler into a stereo

Turn a simple cooler into a stereo for the cottage

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