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What a blend of modern and traditional in this Atlanta home

Posted by Christine Halvorson

Randy Harris came to our Atlanta Design Studio nearly a year ago, when his ultra-modern home in Atlanta was just in the conceptual phase of drawings. He wanted a very contemporary look and--well--he certainly achieved it! His home was featured this past weekend on the "Modern Atlanta Home Tour" and he dropped Carlisle a note to tell us about it. He wrote to Caitlin in our Atlanta offices:

Caitlin:

Hope you are well! I just wanted to tell you that our home was on the Modern Atlanta home tour this past weekend, and we got many compliments on our floors! ...Thanks again for all your help!

Randy Harris

Even while constucting this very contemporary house, Harris wanted to showcase the natural characteristics of Carlisle's wood floors and he chose our Old Growth Hickory, with an Antique Farmhouse stain. We think the contrast is quite awesome.

Photos by: TaC studios/architecture, Atlanta

Posted on May 20, 2009 at 02:00 PM in Home Decor • (0) Comments
Cincinatti customers “love, love” their new Carlisle floor

Posted by Christine Halvorson

We got this note from Louise Hoelker, a Carlisle customer in Cincinatti, and we just "love, love" hearing things like this when somebody finishes their home project:

Hi!! It's been so long, but I wanted to send you some pictures of our wood and house. We were done in November and I'm just now getting around to it. I just can't tell you how much we LOVE, LOVE our floor!! It is practically the first thing people comment on when they walk in the house. And it is the last thing I say when I go to bed, "I love this floor!!!" Here's some pix!

Thanks, Louise. And thanks for taking the time to send in some photos. The Hoelkers installed Carlisle's prefinished Log Run Hickory with Gingerbread Stain.

Posted on May 13, 2009 at 01:58 PM in (0) Comments
Really “green” home part of Portsmouth sustainability festival tour

Posted by Christine Halvorson

Back on March 25, we told you about Cheryl Parker and Marc Batcheldor and how they are building one of the greenest homes in the country, over in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, not so far from our Carlisle headquarters. We're quite proud to be part of this project, which is now about to be revealed to the public in the Portsmouth Sustainability Tour. Cheryl and Marc's house is featured on the May 16 "Sustainability at Home" tour featuring homes and organizations that are demonstrating sustainable building materials or other energy saving practices. Their home appears on this map as #7: The Zero Net Energy Home! Cheryl and Marc intend that their home will achieve platinum level LEED certification and their zero net energy designation means they will produce as much energy as they use. Their home is a 1,350-square-foot passive solar that they designed and engineered themselves. Each material they used in their home was considered for where it was manufactured, its chemical content and its sustainability--and that's why they chose Carlisle Wide Plank Antique Heart Pine, crafted in 4-inch to 10-inch random widths. March and Cheryl installed the floor themselves.

If you're in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire neighborhood on May 16, why not drop in to the Sustainability at Home tour and see Marc and Cheryl's home up close?

Posted on May 11, 2009 at 01:57 PM in Green Building • (0) Comments
Customer stains and finishes Ash floors herself

Posted by Don Carlisle

A customer, JoAnn Johnson, sent us these photos of the Premium Grade Ash floors she had just put in. She reports that she did the staining and tung oil finish herself, and that she had a lot of fun choosing which of the many boards to "highlight" in each of the rooms she finished. Besides these two rooms, she's also undertaking a new floor in her Great Room. Way to go, JoAnn!

Posted on May 8, 2009 at 01:54 PM in DIY • (0) Comments
Carlisle floors seem to go with every possible decor

Posted by Christine Halvorson

We're pretty thrilled with these photos sent to us by a customer in Traverse City, Michigan. Her condo home is in a restored former mental hospital, which is fascinating in itself. But just look at the way these premium grade Eastern White Pine boards blend in with her otherwise modern and eclectic decor. The floors are finished in Concord Honey with a tung oil. What do you think? Write us here by clicking onto "Comments" just below.

Posted on May 6, 2009 at 01:51 PM in Home Decor • (0) Comments