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MONDAY MORNING MAILBAG: Longleaf Heart Pine is the answer for this North Carolina living room

Posted by Christine Halvorson

A couple in North Carolina sent along pictures of their living room as they prepare to do some more of their house.

Their living room was done with premium grade Longleaf Heart Pine then finished with Autumn Leaf stain and Tung Oil.

Gregg and Marsha Martin are looking to other parts of their house and doing it in prefinished county pine with the challenge of matching the new with the existing living room.

Posted on October 26, 2009 at 02:48 PM in Home Decor • (0) Comments
It’s the pictures telling this story of ultra-modern decor mixing with traditional wood floors

Posted by Christine Halvorson

While it’s cliche to say a picture is worth a 1,000 words, it’s easy to see how the cliche came to be when you look at the pictures of this home owned by Heidi Mellin. The recently completed home was built by Old Greenwich Builders and the floor was installed by Front Range Floor Specialists Nate Sauer. But, it’s the photos that tell the story.

The home style is described as “mid-century modern.”

The floor is all 6-inch wide select and premium grade White Oak with micro beveled edges. The finish is White WOCA oil with Naturale as the final top coat. You can see more about these types of custom finishes here.

Photo credits: (cr) Copyright 2009, Ryan Policky – flickr.com/ryanpolicky

Posted on August 31, 2009 at 09:50 AM in Home Building and Contracting • Home Decor • (0) Comments
Red Oak highlights rustic kitchen

Posted by Christine Halvorson

Nancy, a customer in Stow, Mass., did her kitchen floor with pre-finished Red Oak and the result, as you can see from the photos, is striking.

The flooring, done in 10-inch widths, mixes beautifully with the other touches in the kitchen, especially the 1850s-era reproduction cast iron cookstove.

In combination with the floor, the kitchen, the cabinets, the appliances and the cabinetry give it all a rustic, homey look and feel.

After completing the floor and living with it a few weeks, Nancy wrote us to ask how best to clean it. Should she use vinegar and water? Yes, we answered! That’s the best way to clean our floors.

Posted on August 26, 2009 at 09:03 PM in Hardwood Flooring • Home Decor • (0) Comments
Each board had to have character in this Heart Pine floor

Posted by Christine Halvorson

A customer in New York had a very particular need about the wood flooring for her home in the Catskill Mountains.

“I wanted each board to have a knot or character, and he made it work,” customer Regina Moline said of the wood she wanted and of the care she received from Rick at Carlisle.

The order was for 2,200 square feet of old growth Heart Pine — 9-inches wide and pre-finished with Concord Honey.

From the kitchen, the flooring project will extend into the living room, after a wood fireplace gets installed, with enough left over to do a little attic office.

“Friends have come up here and they all love it,” Regina says. And … her sister- in-law is now thinking about calling Carlisle for a floor project of her own.

Posted on August 25, 2009 at 01:29 PM in Home Decor • Stains & Finishes • (0) Comments
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