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Green by Design event will make building green easy ,  October 10 in Plymouth, NH

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• Christine Halvorson

Green building and home design and all its possibilities are the focus of the Green by Design Open House hosted by ABODE Builders of New England October 10 in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Anyone with some ideas for building their dream home or remodeling their current home in an environmentally friendly way should attend and learn from some of New England’s best experts in green building—including Carlisle of course. Architects, real estate agents and anyone who wants to think green may benefit.

The event is 1 to 4 p.m. Directions to the Abode location are here.

“We’ll have some of the green home building industry’s top talent on hand and help people get started on the path of building their dream home the right way,” says Jason Maring of ABODE Builders.

Hickory in Design Center:

Carlisle’s Tim Buckley will be on hand giving a demonstration, plus answering questions, showing samples and offering catalogs. Carlisle and Abode have been working together for the past two years, since Abode was launched. Visitors at the Green by Design Open House will see Carlisle’s 4-to-8-inch Antique Hickory floor (above), which is installed in the Abode Design Center, and our 4- to 8-inch pre-finished Antique Oak in the on-site, award-winning model home (below).

Oak in model home:

The event’s organizers at Abode say they hope it will help educate consumers on green design and building technologies and help them feel comfortable with the building process, which can be daunting to contemplate. Abode is a full-service, custom architectural home design and build firm.

http://www.yourabodehome.com/

The event includes demonstrations by New England’s top green experts in architectural, interior, kitchen and landscape design. Representatives from Crown Point Cabinetry (another Carlisle partner), Design East Interiors and Andrews Construction, along with award-winning architect Elise Stone, will be on-hand to talk about the benefits of green design and energy efficient living.

And, it’s not just about floors and green design. The event wraps up with live music and a barbecue. And note, on Columbus Day weekend, this beautiful corner of New England comes alive with fall foliage—the perfect excuse for a daytrip into New Hampshire’s countryside.

Phone: 603-536-1400, ext. 568 with questions and click here for directions.

Posted on Sep 22, 2009 AT 09:26 PM in News & Events • (0) Comments

Monday Morning Mailbag: Carlisle customers look at their new floor with awe

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• Christine Halvorson

Every time we finish a floor project for a customer—or the customer has finished doing his or her Do-It-Yourself job to install it— we like to ask them what they think or if they have any comments to send back to our leader, Don Carlisle. Here’s this week’s sample of the type of card we get back to us—and we thought you’d like to see it straight from their heart (er…pen).

Customers Joanne and Bill Philpot worked with Carlisle’s Gary Ryer to purchase 120 square feet of nominal width, premium grade Eastern White Pine, which was finished at their home. Our favorite quote from them about their floor: “We look at it with awe!”

Here’s what they had to say (clicking on the file will open it up to full size):

Philbot_Customer_Card.pdf

Posted on Sep 21, 2009 AT 10:17 AM in (0) Comments

Premium Heart Pine wide plank floors in living room leads to possible Country Pine next

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• Christine Halvorson

Gregg and Marsha Martin in North Carolina installed a Carlisle floor in their living room back in 2006 and now they’re back considering another floor for their house. They were kind enough to send us this photo of the Premium Grade Heart Pine they had put in their living room then. It was finished with Autumn Leaf and Tung Oil. Now they are back for more, considering the installation of a pre-finished floor.

Posted on Sep 17, 2009 AT 10:52 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments

In the Boston area? See Carlisle floors at Boston Home Show with partners Crown Point Cabinetry

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• Christine Halvorson

This weekend, September 18 through 20, visitors can see Carlisle Wide Plank Floors in action at the Boston Home Show. Our Old Growth Heart Pine floors will be underfoot in the show booth for Crown Point Cabinetry, a long-time partner with us. Crown-Point will be displaying a number of their cabinets and wall units, also featuring our premium select Antique Heart Pine from Carlisle used in a wall unit for a pantry, a base cabinet, and a counter top. Look for Crown-Point’s 20-foot booth at the show!

The show is at the Bayside Expo Center (get directions here).

If you miss this event, you’ll have another chance to check out the Crown Point booth if you can travel to Hartford, CT in November, for its Hartford Home Show
or to the Build Boston event in mid-November.

Posted on Sep 15, 2009 AT 10:13 PM in News & Events • (0) Comments

Hit-or-Miss is a not a miss in this family cottage

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• Christine Halvorson

Roya and Ian Young, a custom-cabinet maker by trade, chose Carlisle’s Eastern White Pine to create a great, casual look in their cottage. The floor was done with a hit-or-miss technique. Hit-or-miss is just one many handmade surfaces that Carlilse’s woodworking team can create.

Posted on Sep 09, 2009 AT 03:14 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (2) Comments