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Home & Cottage

5 Saltscapes-approved stocking stuffers for last-minute shoppers

  • By Saltscapes Staff
Thoughtful, unique, and enduring gift ideas for the holidays!

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Fence me in (or out)

  • By Cary Rideout
  • Photography By Lorain Ebbett-Rideout
Learn to build a timeless and reliable rail fence

Cheeky tiki

  • By LORI MCKAY
  • Photography By Steve Smith, VisionFire
A family tiki bar makes a big splash on the North Shore

Down by the river

  • By Joan Allaby
  • Photography By Coastal Light & Co.
For these grandparents, moving closer to family meant building a new home

Here be dragons

  • By Jodi DeLong
Visit Cosby’s Garden Centre and stroll Ivan Higgins’s concrete sculpture garden. You’ll meet minstrels, gymnasts, and a dragon or two

Art on every wall

  • By Jodi DeLong
  • Photography By Nicole LaPierre
East Coast artist Briana Corr Scott creates rooted-in-nature wallpaper

Dazzling Dahlias

  • By Jodi DeLong
These stars of high summer take a little care, but plant them soon and you’ll be so glad you did

School’s out for summer

  • By Lori McKay
  • Photography By Dave Brosha
How a historic P.E.I. schoolhouse became a charming country cottage

When something is right

  • By ELIZABETH WHITTEN
  • Photography By KRISTA WELLS
DIY'er Krista Wells takes her sense of style to her summer home

The sunny side of the garden

  • By Janet Whitman
  • Photography By Steve Smith, VisionFire
Cherry blooms lend themselves to flower arranging.

Living the Dream

  • By Carol Moreira
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
Many people dream about buying a boat when the kids leave home or when they retire. Here's what you need to know to get started.

  • By Terry Punch
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
When it comes to St. Paddy's Day, many people imagine they have an Irish grandmother… and perhaps in part they do.

  • By Nadia Bobak
  • Photography By American Standard
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
In decades past, bathrooms in middle-class homes rarely served more than a pragmatic function. But for most homeowners today, the room has become a haven from...

  • By Jodi DeLong
  • Photography By iStockphoto.com/nkbimages
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
Nature, it seems at times, likes nothing better than to knock us humans down a notch or two, particularly when we purport to "improve" her handiwork by...

  • By Elizabeth Whitten
  • Photography By Greg Locke
Brigus home offers hints of nostalgia and a nautical theme

  • By Jodi DeLong
  • Photography By Jodi DeLong
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
A decade ago, in early February, my long-suffering spouse and I were considering buying a house in Scotts Bay. There was a south-facing greenhouse built onto...

  • By Megan Venner
During a typical Atlantic Canadian winter and what passes for early spring here, the fireplace and a good book are far more appealing than shovelling the car...

  • By Suzanne Robicheau
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
Clearing snow by hand is hard work; worse, it's dangerous work. The Heart and Stroke Foundation advises anyone with a heart problem to consult a physician...

  • By Carolyn Townsend
  • Photography By Rayleen Hill
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
When architects Niall Savage and Rayleen Hill planned the design of this home, on a point of land near Hubbards, NS, they were careful to make the distinction...

  • By Alain Bossé
  • Photography By Steve Smith, VisionFire
Whether your thumb is green, purple, or black, there are great houseplants for pretty much any indoor condition

  • By Suzanne Robicheau
  • Photography By Jackson Productions Inc.
  • Header photo by Unsplash/Valentina Locatelli
Home lighting has come a long way since prehistoric man first lit a fire in his cave to check for woolly mammoths. Ancient needs for safety and security...