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Hangeliers from Organelle Design

Thanks to Cottage Life magazine’s art director, Kim Zagar, for pointing me to Organelle Design. These Vancouver-based designers must have a touch of cottager in them: They specialize in reusing materials to make functional, and beautiful, new things. We see the same thing from our readers, who contribute their own ingenious ideas to the magazine [...]

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Solar-powered lamps from Ikea

So, did anyone make it out to Aberfoyle this weekend? If so, please send me a report!
Today I’ve got a decidedly different tip for you. There’s nothing old or antique about Ikea (not yet, at least). As much as some people like to dislike their cheap stuff, they do have some crack designers on their [...]

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Clever DIY cottage lamp

I love it when readers send me their cottage design and decor projects. Not only are the projects often very clever, they are also usually born of a desire to be thrifty, either with money or materials. Pretty and thrifty? That’s a magical combination at the cottage!
This lamp made by Bonny Scanlan on Lake St. [...]

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Upcycling ideas from Simple Home

A charming new book landed on my desk last week. Simple Home by Mark and Sally Bailey (Ryland Peters & Small, $39.95) packs a load of inspiration into its 160 pages. Although the British design duo has worked with such high-end fancy designers as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan, their aesthetic isn’t overly polished at [...]

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Candles for cottagers

How to choose the best candles for your cottage

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Reusing old hockey sticks

In our Winter 2009 issue, we showed you how to make a coat rack using old hockey sticks. The project was a hit at our Fall Show, and lots of attendees seemed keen to tackle the rack themselves, and a few suggested improvements. One attendee mentioned they’d vary the stick lengths so that there are [...]

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Driftwood light fixture

At the magazine, we always talk about design and décor that brings the outside in. Using elements of nature in cottage design can be large-scale (a piece of bedrock exposed in the cottage floor, for example) or as simple as placing decorative pinecones on the dinner table.
One way we bring the outside in at our [...]

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DIY Birchbark Votive Candles

Here’s a DIY project to bring some rustic charm to your cottage dinner table using found pieces of birchbark.
You’ll need: Birchbark, clear-glass votive or tea light holder (a glass jar can also work), double-sided tape, scissors or utility knife.
How-to
1. Start with a piece of birchbark that is more than sufficient to wrap around the candle [...]

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