windows Archives - Cottage Life

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4 ways to cool down a cottage with no AC

Aerial view of a blue cottage on tall stilts. Green trees surround the cottage, and brown grass on a hill leads down to a dock

This cottage near Huntsville comes with a hot tub, a barrel sauna, and panoramic lake views

Real Estate

A wet window in the rain

3 essential spring window tune-ups

An illustration showing how to install a pelmet

Use this DIY trick to reduce drafts in the cottage

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8 tips to save energy (and money!) in the winter

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Are these the cottage building materials of the future?

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Why you need to upgrade to modern windows

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How to safely heat a cottage in winter

General

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How to stop birds from hitting windows

Outdoors

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Cottage Q&A: Bird-safe windows vs the view

Outdoors

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The lazy cottager’s guide to painting windows

foggy-window

How to stop your car windows from fogging up

General

Window condensation

4 ways to eliminate winter window condensation

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7 tips to convert an old shed into more than storage space

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Modern living room with wooden table and grey chair in front of large, panoramic windows looking into a forest.

Make the most of your cottage’s natural surroundings

Curtains pulled back from a window with a winter landscape.

Should curtains be left open or closed over the winter?

Exterior view of a basement window well in the spring.

How can we keep our basement window wells from leaking?