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Bermuda? Bahamas? No problem

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• Christine Halvorson

Okay, so the floors aren’t quite ready to be installed in this home in the Bahamas, but they are ready and waiting for when this project proceeds!

Ultimately, Paula and James Coyle will have Carlisle’s Hickory, Ash and Eastern White Pine installed in various rooms of their house.  Each will have a different finish, when all is said and done.

Our Sales & Design Consultant Rick Menard worked with the Coyle’s on this project and has done at least one other project in the Bahamas a few years back.

We’ll try to show you the floors in place, in the completed home, when it’s ready.  The floors are being installed by Vlad Blashin, a Florida-based installer we’ve used many times.

Posted on May 31, 2010 AT 07:07 AM in Home Building & Contracting • (0) Comments

Maine Home and Design Midcoast Show—see you there?

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• Christine Halvorson

Carlisle products will be featured at the Maine Home and Design Midcoast Show June 5 and 7 in Lincolnville, Maine, in collaboration with one of our partners, Dovetail Designs. The show is staged at Lincolnville and is sponsored by the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamberof Commerce, the Union Area Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Contractors & Builders Alliance.

Dovetail Designs is a full-service kitchen and bath design firm offering materials, professional design, and oversight of building or remodeling projects. Stop by and you might see owner Donna Carrigan.

You’ll be able to see some of our samples, including two beams, one antique and one rough-sawn Eastern White Pine.  Kitchen suppliers like Dovetail and interior designers, along with the building trades, will be represented at the show. Admission is $7.

Posted on May 28, 2010 AT 07:16 AM in News & Events • (0) Comments

From beige carpet to beautiful with Eastern White Pine

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• Christine Halvorson

Homeowner Robert Leonard of Dousman, Wisconsin sent us these great photos of his recent do-it-yourself installation of a Carlisle floor. Mr. Leonard had chosen our Eastern White Pine done in a hit-or-miss style. The floor is stained with Gingerbread and finished with Tung Oil.  This family room makeover started with removal of a beige carpet. We think this is a great choice, don’t you?

Posted on May 27, 2010 AT 06:26 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (2) Comments

Cherry, a wood with few knots

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• Christine Halvorson

We got these wonderful photos from customers Deb DeNardo and Bill Jackson, who are in the process of installing Carlisle’s Cherry floors in two rooms in their home. So far, they’ve completed an 850-square foot bedroom. The photos here show the floor, in 4- to 8-inch widths, finished with four coats of Tung Oil. They purchased a total of 850 square feet and are installing it themselves.  We helped them choose original grade Cherry, chosen from the heartwood. Notice there are no knots in the shots.

Posted on May 25, 2010 AT 04:45 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (2) Comments

One room leads to another, and another in Heart Pine

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• Christine Halvorson

This project in Marathon, Florida involved 2,300 square feet of Carlisle’s Heart Pine, which we delivered pre-finished.  When the customer first ordered from us, he had enough left over to do another small room, and, then, he liked it so much he did yet another room!

The final room was finished on-site, in 5- and 7-inch widths. According to our Sales & Design Consultant Rick Menard, Mr. Miller, the customer, called us to et advice on how best to do the finishing on site to match the pre-finished we had delivered.  After Rick talked him through the process, he had this to say:

“Thanks for your advice on finishing my floor. It turned out very nicely…I have been very pleased with Carlisle’s products and hope I can use it in future projects.”

Posted on May 19, 2010 AT 05:27 AM in (0) Comments