From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Accessories

patio lanterns at the cottage life show

Tomor­row is my first Cot­tage Life Show since I joined the mag­a­zine as senior design edi­tor, and I’ve been told these patio lanterns made from old cans are a great hit with vis­i­tors. Come out to the show and stop by the booth to see these lanterns as well as many other great DIY projects in […]

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Accessories

spring garden fresh

Some bright and lovely spring-​​​​fresh goods from Hable Con­struc­tion have shown up in-​​​​store at Eye­Spy in Toronto.

When all the beds are full, this cute cot in the Bog Lily­pad pat­tern offers an extra sleep­ing spot for guests – or a nice loung­ing place on the porch when it’s time for a sun nap.  76″ length x 25″ wide […]

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Furniture

trend: true wood

I’ve been notic­ing a lot of fur­ni­ture pieces and acces­sories made from drift­wood, branches and logs lately. The whole faux bois trend turn­ing toward a “true wood” trend, if you will. Of course, there’s a stand­ing tra­di­tion of chairs, chan­de­liers and occa­sional tables made from branches and logs in cot­tage coun­try, but this lat­est devel­op­ment means wider […]

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DIY

easy door headboard

I’ve always liked the idea of mak­ing a head­board from a door, and think it’s a sim­ple solu­tion for a cot­tage, where you don’t want to spend tons on a bed. Penin­sula Lake cot­tager Deb­bie Court’s daugh­ter, Whit­ney, recently sent me pho­tos of their ver­sion, an idea Deb­bie got from a friend.
Using a door from the Court’s orig­i­nal 1915 cot­tage, Deb­bie had […]

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