The Yard
The Yard
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What's Coming For Cabin Colour In 2027
Walk into Lumber One right now and the first thing you'll see isn't lumber. It's paint, specifically, Benjamin Moore's new display.
A Kenora Dock Built for Rising Water
A Lake of the Woods dock in Kenora, rebuilt for rising water with a floating boat slip, angled ramp and composite decking supplied by Lumber One.
Meet Jamie Marshall
As Lumber One's lead in-house designer, Jamie has been turning cottage dreams, additions, and full custom builds into working plans, and one thing quickly becomes clear: his designs are considerate, personal, and like nothing else built in the region.
Interior Wood: Design Inspiration
There's a particular kind of quiet that settles into a room built with real wood. Walls and floors rarely get the credit decks and docks do, but together they're the backdrop to every morning coffee and rainy-day card game.
The Martins’ Cottage
The Martins cottage began as a straightforward lake property and has become something more layered: a home fluent in two architectural dialects, modern and cottage vernacular, speaking to each other across a single roofline.
A New Look, Built on the Same Foundation
Drive from Winnipeg toward Kenora and you can feel the moment it happens. The prairie gives way to the Canadian Shield, rock breaks through the soil, and water starts showing up between the pines.
