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Do-it-yourselfers on Whidbey Island do a great job with their Carlisle floor

Posted by Christine Halvorson

Our Sarah Bergren got a nice note from Diane (and Bob) Billingsley from Whidbey Island, Washington. They ordered a Carlisle floor about one year ago--a 3" to 7" Anitque Oak and, as a cost-saver, they installed the floor themselves and did the final finishing with Tung Oil. Good for them! Here's the note from customer Diane:
Hi Sarah:

I am not a photographer but these will give you some idea of how beautiful the floor came out in the kitchen. We still have not put the great room floor down or the stairs and landing. Do you think the wood will be 'acclimatized' sufficiently? We hope to get it all down within the next month or so....

We went to see a house that is being remodeled here on the island yesterday and one of the gals with us remarked on the floor. It was a simple, tight knot (she said) pine, stained and sealed. The owner said she was disappointed with the floor, that it was not a "Carlisle" but she had to live with it. I didn't say anything, didn't want to make her feel any worse, but I was beaming inside and Bob (my husband) and I exchanged a wink. She and her husband are coming over to see our progress next Saturday...
Ciao,

Diane

Posted on March 5, 2009 at 08:03 PM in Customer Stories • DIY • (0) Comments
Carlisle: Proud to partner with Crown Point Cabinetry

Posted by Christine Halvorson

Many of you know that Carlisle collaborates with Crown Point Cabinetry--just up the road apiece from our Stoddard, NH headquarters, in Claremont, NH--to use our reclaimed wood in their lovely cabinets. In fact, they love to write about cabinets as much as we love to write about floors, and they do so over in their blog Wood Shavings.
Crown Point also helps Carlisle when we need to showcase our floors in a real setting involving a kitchen. For example, Crown Point Cabinetry is used in each of our Design Centers, pictured below. In the Los Angeles and Chicago centers, the cabinetry shown is Crown Point using our Antique Chestnut wood, and in Washington D.C., we've used another in Crown Point's line of premium custom cabinetry options.
Take a look below and we hope someday you'll have a chance to visit us in our Design Centers. We also partner with Crown Point in creating our trade show booths. More on that in a few days.
Below, in order, are the Carlisle Los Angeles Design Center, the Washington D.C. Design Center and the Chicago Design Center--all using Crown Point cabinets.

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Posted on March 3, 2009 at 08:16 AM in Green Building • Home Decor • (1) Comments