Spring 2014 Issue
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What's Inside Spring 2014
Features
Separate and Together
These four simple but unique cabins allow plenty of privacy for the owners and their guests.
Gabriola Island Masterpiece
This minimalist gem is only 700 sq. ft. and sited on a small lot, but the design saved money and made it inherently green.
Mission Impossible
An ocean-access lot? An exposed rocky shoreline? A high granite bluff? No obstacle could stop this cottager from building his dream cabin.
Three Women, Three Solitudes
Intrepid women who cottage alone with style and grace.
From This to…This!
My century-old log cabin was a dump, but I needed a project. You won't believe how it looks now.
In the Round
Architect Daniel Evan White designed this amazing round, vertical-log cottage.
Real Estate 2014
Tear down or renovate? How to decide. Plus: budget busters and working with a contractor.
Departments
Inroads
Stargazing at the cottage; how to buy the right telescope; reporter; maple syrup facts; newbies and the know-it-all; fire up the VCR for vintage comedy; caption contest winner; monarchs are in danger; join us at our Edmonton show.
Cottage Feast
Simple diner meals; tomato-basil sauce; veal on a bun; hot chicken sandwich; pod coffee makers; spiked coffee; Doukhobor borscht; our grill genius on how to master pork tenderloin.
Cottage Workshop
Making wood plugs; roofing trusses save you time and effort; easy spice rack in a drawer; how to paint a panel door; cut a curve with a circular saw; doggie dock ramp invention; working with winches.
Editor's Note
A new look for spring.
Rural Route
Letters from readers.
Reflections
I like the simple life. After all, who needs to bathe?
Cottage Q&A
Eating slugs; goose poop; maple syrup; water quality; septic pumping.
Cottage Watch
My place is worth how much? When and how to appeal your assessment.
Solutions
Movable glass walls are a great luxury, but are they right for cottage country?
Party Line
Six never-fail tips for a great party.
Cabin Plans
Nature Scrapbook
Smart operators: In spring, the nimble-fingered raccoon will eat anything it can get its paws on.
Weekender
Sometimes, you just have to jump in headfirst.
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