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Kirchoffer – A Linebox Studio & The Lake Partnership Award-Winning Home
You may recall our posts on social media in recent months, about the 2018 Ottawa Citizen People's Choice Awards and the Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association Awards Gala. In our post, we showcased three of the projects that featured forward-thinking,...
Leclair Decor Featured in Gosbees “Home Sweet Home”
In case there was any doubt, the Logs End team is very passionate about reclaimed wood and eco-friendly products. Moreover, we are very fortunate to work with clients in Ottawa, the Valley and beyond, who share our views on the importance of...
Fireplace Makeover Using Logs End Reclaimed Wood
There is nothing we like better then receiving Before & After photos from our clients ?? Today’s update comes from @tabytoup - who used Logs End reclaimed wood to create a statement focal point in her living room. We think it turned out magnificently ?...
Visit Logs End Hardwood at the Ottawa Fall Home Show
Come visit the Logs End hardwood flooring team at the 2018 Ottawa Fall Home Show. It's the home show for every home. Find us in Booth 1729, right beside our friends from ekoBUILT. 2018 DATES & HOURS Thursday, September 27th NOON - 9pm Friday, September 28th NOON...
Cast Your Vote in the Ottawa Citizen People’s Choice Awards
Have you cast YOUR vote? Round Three of the Ottawa Citizen People's Choice Awards has three different projects showcasing Logs End hardwood flooring. Be sure to explore 184, 192 and 223 ... and then tell us how you voted! 184 Art House Transformation Artium Design...
Santa’s Entrance Gets An Update
@mandy_hambly shared this wonderful photo with us. We're convinced Santa will agree: Happy with how Santa’s new entrance turned out. #fireplace #santasentrance #update #reclaimedwood #riverbed#logmantel #sunflower #handyhusband #whatsnext #logsend RIVER RECLAIMED...
Logs End Showroom Closed Labour Day Weekend
Please note the Logs End showroom will be closed Saturday, September 1st through Monday, September 3rd. Regular showroom hours will resume on Tuesday, September 4th. From all of us at Logs End - get outside and enjoy the long weekend! #LabourDay #GetOutside...
Logging History – The Peavey
LUMBERJACKS | ALL IN A DAY'S WORK While it may not look like much, the "peavey" revolutionized river driving. The spike at the end steadied the log, unlike earlier tools, which would swing erratically and often pitch men into the perilous river. WHO INVENTED THE...
Canadian History – Lumberjack Scrimshaw Work
LUMBERJACKS | ALL IN A DAY'S WORK While a sailor might put a ship in a bottle, lumberjacks were not to be outdone in their scrimshaw work. This wood, ivory, bead and wool structure derives from a religious impulse, as the bells and cross indicate. Priests and...
Fun Facts About Hardwood Flooring
Canada has a long and rich timber trade history. Fuelled by demand from Europe, wood was the staple Canadian trade commodity for most of the 19th century. The industry provided employment and saw people immigrate to the Eastern Canada region in search of a better...
SUMMER ADVENTURES: In The Nimble Footsteps of the Log Drivers at Chutes Coulonge Park
School's out for the summer, which means it's time for adventure... and perhaps a little Canadian history lesson thrown in for good measure! CHUTES COULONGE PARK This summer, experience history, culture and adventure at the Parc des Chutes Coulonge Adventure Park....
French Cut Oak Hardwood Flooring
Rift & quarter sawn white oak is one of the most sought-after woods for flooring. Produced using a variation of live sawn cutting, European French Cut flooring is manufactured by cutting the log straight through and ensuring each cut is parallel to the last. In...