Recommendation: As a coffee-table book, this does a terrific job blending short, pleasant essays and eye-catching photography. It really conveys a sense of the Great Lakes cottage.

A lucky DIYer came across a piece of a bowling lane and recycled it into a coffee table.

And now, you can get the cottagecore look for less with this Walmart coffee table. Shoppers say it's "elegant." SIGN UP for the Dengarden / Parade Home & Garden newsletter for a weekly dose of our ...