Summer 2014 Issue
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What's Inside Summer 2014
Features
Sunny, Sandy, Savary
They did the impossible: took a couple of old Pan-Abodes, added a prospector's tent, and created a design masterpiece on this almost tropical B.C. island.
The Weekend Guest Survival Guide
Don't despair. You can make it to Monday with a smile. We have the best shortcuts, advice, and ideas right here.
Deck Beautiful
Start with blue-sky thinking. Then design an outdoor living space that fits your location and is a savvy mix of form and function.
The Six-Pack Workout
Too far from the gym and too close to the snacks? Keep fit on the dock this summer with a couple of, yes, tallboys.
Departments
Inroads
Everyone loves corn; choose the best cobs; landslide threat and Pemberton cottagers; beer glass study; boating tech; wild boars in Sask.; Reporter; the return of Finkleman; Monopoly, cottage-style
Cottage Feast
Tapas add life to your party; what to do with roadside berries; wine in boxes; soft-serve desserts; sausages are sensational; cooking corn; what can you leave out when the fridge is full?
Cottage Workshop
DIY cottage signs; sign template kits; three ways to revive tired, faded plastic (and one thing that doesn't work); boat garden invention; wood finishing cloths; handy tips for using a handsaw
Editor's Note
Sweet summertime.
Rural Route
Letters from readers.
Cottage Q&A
Principal residence and co-ownership; roof pitch for an addition; restoring vintage linens; cats at the cottage; who chewed the cap on my gas can?
Cottage Watch
Shoreline setbacks and what you should know if you live by the water.
Cabin Pressure
The Scots lads turn disaster into delight and redo their basement porch into an airy place to kick back. Plus, four musts for every cottage screened porch.
Cabin Plans
Nature Scrapbook
Parasitic wasps are terrifying—for their unlucky insect hosts.
Weekender
Weather happens. Boy, does it ever!
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