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Significant toothbrush storage

There are some design problems that are uniquely cottage. For instance, where but at the lake would you be faced with the dilemma of storing about a dozen adult toothbrushes? That’s what happens when growing families share the same summer space I guess.
I got an anonymous tip from a reader today, presenting a cute and [...]

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Canadian-made deckchairs from Gallant & Jones

If you’re looking for something other than a Muskoka chair to sit on at the lake, look no further than Gallant & Jones‘ sytlish deckchairs. Based in Vancouver, Gallant & Jones is founded and operated by two friends who were inspired by the traditional English deckchairs they always saw on their trips [...]

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Bookshelves on the brain

Not 24 hours after I wrote my own post about bookshelves, a colleague brought this to my attention. It’s a whole home made of bookshelves! Pretty dreamy, if you ask me.

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Clever decktop coffee table

Thanks to reader Matt Julian who recently sent me a smart design idea he put to good use at his Huntsville cottage. When he built his cottage deck, he managed to incorporate two large trees that stood at the front of his property. While they provide fine shade, they also presented a furnishing challenge. His [...]

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Wooden crates as creative storage

Well, the move from our old apartment to our new house is behind us, but I’m afraid that the moving around of items within our new space will be neverending. Will I ever completely unpack all of the boxes? I fear not. We don’t have that much stuff, but my problem is that we don’t [...]

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Hot Spot: Sauble Beach Antiques

I’d bet that there are more than a few downtown Toronto residents who are still mourning the loss of Red Indian Art Deco, the long-running antique outpost on Queen West that specialized in art deco and mid-century decor. It closed its doors a few years ago and did what so many cottagers dream of doing: [...]

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How to make a pallet bed

There’s a little daybed in the screened porch at our cottage that is my favourite place for a mid-afternoon nap in the summertime. (Mid-afternoon nap in the summertime. I think that’s my favourite sentence.) The porch is built right next to the water so you can hear the water lapping up the shore as you [...]

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Cottage Life visits Aberfoyle Antique Market

I wrote about Aberfoyle Antique Market, an outdoor antique market near Guelph, a few weeks ago. I asked you to send me a report if you should make it there one weekend and was delighted to hear from one of our own: Cottage Life staffer Hilary Drennan. Hilary, CL’s marketing solutions manager extraordinaire, hit up [...]

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