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Customer Photos from North Carolina

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• Megan Sprague

Shanon received these photos from her client Norm of Black Mountain, North Carolina! He used our Heart Pine wide plank floors with signature Bradford Umber stain in his log home! The floors are over radiant heat, which makes a cozy combination!!

Posted on Oct 16, 2008 AT 10:49 PM in (1) Comments

Carlisle’s Partnership with Deltec Homes

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• Megan Sprague

Over the years, we’ve partnered with Deltec Homes of Asheville, NC on many projects. One of the largest was the sponsorship of an Extreme Makeover Home Edition Home in New Orleans last year!

We received this letter and photos from David Ide of Deltec Homes this week. Our floors are featured in their model home!

Glen,
I need some more Carlisle literature to put on display.  We have handed out all that I had left over from my parade from last year. We have had so many people asking about the floors, they are truly the highlight of the house.

I have attached some photos for you. I can’t tell you how happy we are with how the floor came out.

David Ide
Director of Customer Relations
Deltec Homes, Inc.
69 Bingham Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
1-800-368-7401
www.deltechomes.com

Posted on Oct 16, 2008 AT 10:28 PM in Green Building • Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments

A Friendly Visit from Jewett Farms!

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• Megan Sprague

Mark Nichols of our New England sales team, visited with his clients Elena and Lynn of Jewett Farms. We highlighted Jewett Farms last week on the blog with their newest studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts having Carlisle floors throughout. Lynn and Elena got the grand tour of Carlisle and nestled in at our design center and sample shop to talk about wood.

Here’s Mark, Elena and Lynn chatting about the tight grain in this slice of Heart Pine.

This is the letter that Elena sent us following their visit:

Yesterday my colleague Lynn and I traveled from northern Massachusetts into the beautiful woods of New Hampshire – we lucked out and enjoyed a beautiful New England fall day. Our company, Jewett Farms, has become an exclusive partner with Carlisle and is distributing its wide plank floors from our new design studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts.  It was very gratifying and educational to visit the Stoddard operation. We gained useful knowledge about the species, craft, and artistry of Carlisle flooring – so much of the language used to describe the work there resonated for us:  it is the same language we use about the craft and art of our cabinetry. We were reminded each step along the way about the very special fit that seems to exist between Jewett Farms & Co. and Carlisle.

On a personal note, when I returned to my home in Massachusetts I realized I did not have my wallet and knew that I may have left it at Fiddleheads Cafe. I did not remember, in my panic, the full name of the Café so called Carlisle and explained my situation. Pat answered the phone – not only did she find me the contact information for the Café but offered, if my wallet was found there, to pick it up for me and send it back to me overnight. Previously I had remarked more than once about the friendly, courteous, and professional voices on the phone when I call Carlisle and Pat’s effort to ease my anxiety was above and beyond and much appreciated.

Posted on Oct 14, 2008 AT 09:14 PM in Hardwood Flooring • (1) Comments

DIY in Iowa: Antique Hickory and Custom Pattern

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• Megan Sprague

Our clients Jennifer and Kevin Stallman of Iowa sent Lauren Fanti, of our sales team, these photos! Jennifer and Kevin installed their own floors and custom pattern!

FSC Certified Antique Hickory

Custom Pattern in newly sawn Hickory

Posted on Oct 12, 2008 AT 11:19 PM in (0) Comments

A Designer’s 1800’s Vintage Home

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• Megan Sprague

We received these photos from our clients in Pennsylvania. The homeowner is a designer and used our wide plank, 13-20” Eastern White Pine with signature Plymouth Pumpkin stain and authentic face nails for their historic restoration project!

Posted on Oct 12, 2008 AT 10:47 PM in Restoration Projects • (0) Comments