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See Carlisle floors at Dwell on Design in Los Angeles

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• Christine Halvorson

On June 27 and 28, the Dwell on Design trade show in Los Angeles is open to the public and Carlisle will be displaying two special floors—our Eastern White Pine with a Gingerbread stain, and our Antique White Oak prefinished with a Whitewashed Fence finish. You can see more about this event at the Dwell on Design website. The event bills itself as a three-day festival of modern design featuring an exhibition, design conference, home tours and special events. If you happen to be in the L.A. area, by all means, stop by and say hi.

Posted on Jun 01, 2009 AT 03:37 AM in News & Events • (2) Comments

Three very different offices, same Carlisle floor

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• Christine Halvorson

Gary Ryer in our Stoddard offices sent along these photos from a repeat customer based in Fairhope, Alaska.  Customer Gary Cox sent these along to show us the Carlisle floors he had installed in three offices in his company.  Each of the offices is a bit different, but they all have our Country Premium White Oak, in 4- to 6-inch widths.  We think they all look smashing. You? The customer says the first thing any visitor comments on is his floors.

Posted on Jun 01, 2009 AT 02:52 AM in (0) Comments

Unique, challenging Carlisle floor is satisfying to all involved

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• Christine Halvorson

A trip into our Chicago design showroom by an architect and his client a while back has led to an astonishing floor in the client’s Florida home.  The architect and customer decided to go with a very unique style and technique in our Carlisle floors—a White Oak wood that would be painted (yes, painted) with white paint. That white paint would then be scrubbed off, hand-sanded and then given a water-based top coat that provides a clear and matte finish. Sound like something you’d want to try? Well, this project of 2,000 square feet took about 450 person-hours to complete! Yet, we think you’ll agree that the end result is pretty amazing.

Why would you start out painting that lovely wood, you may ask? Well, this process would allow for a little of the white paint to remain behind, in the "low-lying" areas of the wood grain, while the surface retained the natural oak color.  The result is a nice, light white color.  This is not the kind of thing that is done every day, but it’s definitely what the customer wanted. The builder, Kelly at D.C. Twin Company in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, had not worked with us at Carlisle before and ended up sending us a nice note about her experience when the project was done:

"Hello!  Okay, this is the most amazing floor and beams we have ever had privvy to do..It was very, very tricky, grueling and laborious work….These photos do not do justice for these richly casual, incredible floors.  When we started on site, every carpenter, painter, and builder told us we could not do it…[the customer] is absolutely elated, surpassed her vision.  In fact, she is having her custom-made rugs re-cut on-site so they don’t cover her new floors!  ... it was so worth the difficult work, and thank you again for giving us the opportunity, we are really really proud!"

Well, gosh. We’re always happy when our customers are happy, but we’re also really happy when we make a new friend among the home-building community! Thank you, D.C. Twin!

Posted on May 29, 2009 AT 03:36 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (2) Comments

Carlisle is involved in a small Habit for Humanity project in Chicago

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• Christine Halvorson

Here’s a little ditty you might enjoy seeing about Carlisle doing the floors in the "Home of Distinction" in Chicago’s Highland Park. If you happen to be in the Chicago area starting today, May 28 to June 14, check out the full program.

Posted on May 28, 2009 AT 03:35 AM in (3) Comments

This Carlisle floor might show up on This Old House

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• Christine Halvorson

A couple in Massachusetts is installing this Carlisle floor, an Antique Heart Pine model with 4 to 12" inch widths, in their historic home after falling in love with our showroom, our mill and our floors.  They’re waiting to hear if "This Old House’ is going to be filming at their home soon. We’ll let you know when we find out!

Posted on May 25, 2009 AT 03:34 AM in (0) Comments