Cottage Life West will help you enjoy life at the cabin even more with fun and informative articles on everything from how-to projects to inspirational design ideas.
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This creative couple transform salvaged and second-hand materials into a distinctive cottage style at their lakeside getaway in the Coast Mountains.
Choose the right blade for your next adventure.
With a little vision and a lot of elbow grease, a teardown blossoms into a charming retreat.
Eagles and whales visit this tiny island not far from Victoria, where cottagers enjoy easy access to a gorgeous sand spit within the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.
Cottage dogs love the lake. Photographer Seth Casteel captures their crazy canine antics in an underwater photo essay.
That vintage cottage board game could be worth a mint: how to tell; Reporter; the skinny on nudity; mystery beach monster; a shout-out for river keepers; world-famous Gopher Hole Museum; clever solar water bottle; lake what?!
Turkey for two, with gravy, stuffing, and cranberry salsa; pumpkin beer; send us your grill disasters; best caramel apples; a new Caesar; pick the right pan; long vs. short grain rice; sweet chile cauliflower
Safe kindling tips and a handy chopping tool; simple door fixes; pump for boat engine oil change; ways to manage dust; make your own barometer; three ideas for switches; dock cooler invention
A week in the woods: new editor Anita Willis recalls a memorable cabin getaway in B.C.'s Tulameen Valley.
Mystery bugs; fire insurance; storing wool; home care.
A clever kitchen redesign, plus how to update your own in six easy ways.
Hillside lifts offer assistance to cottagers with impossibly steep slopes.
A security camera can keep an eye on your cabin when you're away.
Two options for log construction.