Design & DIY Archives - Cottage Life

How to choose a mask or respirator for cottage jobs

A black vise on a worktable

Why you need a vise in your cottage workshop

Someone playing the tabletop crockey rink game

Tabletop ‘crockey’ is an easy-to-build project that’s fun for all ages

5 genius magnifying tools that will help you fix what you can’t see

How to prevent finishing problems with glue squeeze-out

A compound mitre saw sitting on a table

How to tune up a compound mitre saw

Close-up of a frayed end of a boating rope sitting on a rock

Country whipping: how to tame the frayed ends of any rope

A skid-steer against a white background

Don’t buy these 5 tools—rent them instead

Illustration showing the shooting board and its parts

How to build a shooting board for perfectly square cut ends

The exterior of the Catchacoma Lake cottage

After the untimely tear down of their beloved cabin, this family built a successor primed for all... seasons

One of the horse trailer saunas on the beach at sunset

This Perth, Ont., carpenter is turning horse trailers into portable saunas

Try this workshop hack to rip a bevel on a table saw

The exterior of the Lake Muskoka cottage from Heated Rivalry

Inside the iconic Heated Rivalry cottage on Lake Muskoka designed by a former OHL player

A truck with a straight blade plow attachment

Sick of shovelling? Here’s how to turn your vehicle into a snowplow

AFCI breakers on an orange background

AFCI breakers can help prevent electrical fires. Here’s what you need to know

A Tushy bidet on a red background

Stuff We Like: A device that will reduce your toilet paper usage (and save your septic!)

Close-up of a hand holding a cordless drill

How to keep power tools from overheating

This is the proper way to unclog your toilet

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