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Canadiana canoe

Hudson’s Bay Company and Langford canoe collaborate to bring us a canoe emblazoned with the point blanket stripes.

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Register Grates That Might Be Too Nice for the Floor

Register grates are one of those little details that most people don’t pay much attention to when building or renovating a cottage. Utilitarian and inexpensive tends to be the norm. And I never really gave them much thought until I saw these beauts from Iron Age Designs.

The grates are made from post-consumer recycled material and [...]

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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 [...]

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Catching Flies

Here’s a fly trap that won’t offend the visual senses. Mounted to the inside of a window with suction cups, the rectangular frame holds a sticky-back card that captures flies and keeps them out of view. No more staring at little black carcasses piling up—ew. Window fly trap, $6, refills, $5 per package of two, [...]

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Moose Menagerie

In the June issue of  Cottage Life (subscribers should have received their copy by now; non-subscribers will find the issue on newsstands come Monday) you’ll find my story “Moose on the Loose,” which showcases a lot of fun home accessories with a moose motif. I had a blast putting together the article–who wouldn’t enjoy spending [...]

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seen at the Spring 2009 Cottage Life show

Well, I survived my first Cottage Life show. It was a lot of work but we had tons of fun, and it was great to meet so many wonderful readers! I spent some time on Saturday walking the show and found some stylish goods to add to my shopping wish list.

Eldo Baumeister at Muskoka Jewelry, [...]

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