From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Accessories

Fun Towels from Amy Butler

Fab­ric designer Amy But­ler brings her sig­na­ture bois­ter­ous flo­rals to bath tow­els. Bright­ness with­out stan­dard beach towel tack­i­ness. Love ‘em. $18 each, Bed Bath & Beyond.

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Miscellaneous

Stay Dry in Denim

There’s noth­ing fun about wet jeans—they’re so icy and stiff. But they’re pretty much inevitable when you’re work­ing around the dock or put­ter­ing out­side in the fall.
These water-​​​​resistant pants—yes, water-​​resistant—will repel most splashes from the lake and drips from wet leaves so you can avoid the unpleas­ant­ness of damp denim. It’s pretty cool the way water […]

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Gadgets & Gear

A Camera for Sharing

It’s com­mon: hud­dling around a tiny 3-​​​​inch LCD screen on a cam­era to review the day’s fun through pho­tos. If there’s no TV or com­puter at the cot­tage, it’s often the only way for every­one to see the pic­tures (although not very well).
Nikon’s Coolpix S1000pj solves the problem—it has a built-​​​​in pro­jec­tor. Find a blank wall or throw up a bed […]

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Artwork

Charles Pachter: Artist, Author, and Cottager

Last night I attended the launch of artist Charles Pachter’s sec­ond children’s book, Canada Counts (Cor­morant Books). The fol­lowup to his alpha­bet book M is for Moose (which you’ll recall we fea­tured in our June 2009 moose decor story), this count­ing book is full of  cot­tage coun­try imagery such as canoes, loons, and corn on the cob. […]

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Outdoor Living

Sweet Indoor-​​Outdoor Fabrics

Inspired by their child­hood sum­mers spent on the beaches of Cape Cod, sis­ters Beth Dean (right) and Maryann Mor­ley (left) have begun a new ven­ture together by launch­ing  Well­fleet Waters, a lovely col­lec­tion of bright indoor-​​​​outdoor fabrics.

The line is avail­able in three colours (Grass, Water, and Sun­set) and in three pat­terns (Flower Power, Loco Polko, and Wavey Pais­ley), all printed […]

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