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• Heirloom birch gets raves in this home renovation

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  

  A customer of ours, Ann, sent along these photos to—as she said—help us “show off our product.”

  She included Carlisle’s Heirloom Birch floors in a recent remodeling of her Gainesville, Virginia home. The photos here show the floors in 6- to 9-inch widths and finished with Tung Oil.

  “We get nothing but raves!” Ann writes.

  Read more about how our floors work over radiant heat and over concrete.

  Posted on March 31, 2010 at 01:01 PM in Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments

• Earthfest April 23—25, 2010

  Posted by Chad Cassin

  Jewett Farms Studio & Carlisle Wide Plank Floors

  Two of New England’s premiers craftsmen have joined with other local businesses to create a truly gourmet Earth Day celebration. Earthfest. Featuring a whole weekend’s worth of the freshest all natural foods prepared by the finest local chefs. Join us for entertaining cooking demonstrations and delicious food and drink.

  In addition, you’ll be able to peruse examples of the Earths’ most beautiful, sustainably grown, custom wood floors, cabinetry, and furniture from Jewett Farms Studio and Carlisle Wide Plank Floors.

  Earthfest
  40th Anniversary of Earth Day

  Jewett Farms Studio
  58 Merrimac Street – Unit 1
  Newburyport, Massachusetts

  When:
  Friday through Sunday
  April 23–25, 2010

  Date	Restaurant	Host	Time
  Friday	David’s Tavern	Stephen Pfingst — Chef & Owner	7-8:30pm
  Saturday	Not Your Average Joe’s	Mike Fraser — Chef	7-8:30pm
  Sunday	Chococoa Baking Company	Julie Gagnon – Owner Alan Mons – Owner	10am-2pm

  Both Friday and Saturday evenings organic & biodynamic wine selections will be offered by New England Wine & Spirits of Newburyport, Massachusetts paired especially with each Chef’s preparations.

  Art Show
  Artist in Residence
  Barrie McDowell
  Prints & Fiberglass

  Posted on March 29, 2010 at 02:57 PM in News & Events • (0) Comments

• Prefinished floors are great choice in this home remodel

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  A customer of ours, Shelly, sent along these photos of her recently installed Prefinished Eastern White Pine floor. Her floors were also done in our hit-or-miss style. Prefinished floors are a great option for families who don’t want or can’t take the time to store the boards upon arrival and to go through the staining process. For a long time, Carlisle did not offer prefinished floors because we wanted to do it right. We wanted to be sure we could deliver the traditional look for which we had become known, and we wanted to make sure we could do it in an environmentally responsible way.

  Prefinished floors are done with Carlisle’s Custom Coat stains and topcoats and these are different than any others you’ll find on the market. They are different in the way they were formulated and the are different in how they are applied. First off, we put the stains onto the BOTTOM of the boards as well—the part that isn’t going to show once you install it. This helps eliminate any moisture problems and is one of the things that makes us unique. We use the stain to seal the board up tight. Our stains also have an additive that inhibits the growth of mold and mildew.

  Our stains and topcoats contain no VOCs—that’s Volatile Organic Compounds—which can escape into the air and cause health problems.

  The hit-or-miss style is one of the handmade surfaces we offer to give your floor a bit more personality.

  As with our unfinished floors, we can create virtually any look and style you want to build the floor of your dreams.

  Posted on March 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments

• Small kitchen transformation dramatic with the addition of wide plank floors

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  Proving that wide plank floors can really change the look and feel of a kitchen, our customer Michele Johnson sent along these before-and-after photos of a project recently completed in her home. She added our Eastern White Pine to her floor and look at the dramatic transformation!

  Furthermore, we often get questions regarding using such wide planks as ours in smaller rooms. Some just aren’t sure small rooms and something that wide go togehter. We think these photos prove what we’ve said all along—the answer is “Yes! It works!”

  We discuss this idea of wide boards in small rooms here ,

  

  Here’s what Michele wrote to us when she sent the photos:

  “We finally got the beautiful new floor laid and I couldn’t be happier! It is truly lovely! I’d like to share the before and after photos with you. I think you will agree that there is a huge difference in the way the kitchen looks.”—Michele

  Posted on March 26, 2010 at 10:45 AM in Home Decor • (0) Comments

• Near West Hollywood? Find Carlisle at the Art & Design Walk March 26 and 27

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  Our west coast design center will be taking part in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of West Hollywood this coming weekend, March 26 and 27, so if you’re in that neighborhood, stop on by. Our showroom is in the same neighborhood with some of the top design firms and upscale home and interior retail shops, all of which will be opening their doors for this weekend walk, with special events and refreshments at many of them. Check out the full itinerary here.

  

  Posted on March 22, 2010 at 04:09 PM in News & Events • (0) Comments

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