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Contents

EDITOR’S NOTE
Inspiration

RENOVATION ROUND-UP
A dozen new product ideas for the handy cabin owner (or aspiring one)
BY SHELL BUSEY’S HOUSESMART REFERRAL NETWORK

TIME TO BUY THAT CABIN?
Inventory for recreational property in Western Canada is high and prices are bottoming out. It’s a buyer’s market!

FINDING OUR PIECE OF PARADISE
One couple’s voyage through the recreational property market
BY Penny nelson

MAKING COTTAGE DREAMS COME TRUE
Practical advice about location, services, planning, design and more
BY PETER LONGHI

RETIRING TO THE COTTAGE
Thinking of selling the urban home and moving to the cottage? Here’s what you need to know
BY JULIE CAZZIN ILLUSTRATIONS BY JULIA MINAMATA

MICRO-HYDRO, WIND, SOLAR OR GENERATOR?
Accessing recreational property for its off-grid potential
BY DAVID SIMMS

WHAT NOT TO WEAR TO A NUDE POTLUCK
An Excerpt from the hilarious new book, Adventures in Solitude, about growing up in B.C.’s Desolation Sound
BY GRANT LAWRENCE

CABIN PLANS
Less than 1000 SQ. FT.
1000–1500 SQ. FT.
1,500– 2500 SQ. FT.
MORE THAN 2,500 SQ. FT.