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Design Tips fromMonica MacKenzie Designs and This Old House on Historic Home Renovations

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  • Shanon Sterrett

This Old House magazine and television series has always been a great source for home renovation and resoration advice when it comes to old homes. 

Recently Monica MacKenzie, interior designer and general contractor from Hingham, MA was featured on This Old House, for her work at the historic Benjamin King House.  She called to share the good exciting news that among other amazing architectural details, Carlisle Wide Plank Long Leaf Heart Pine Floors were chosen for the new kitchen addition! 

Open the video and click on can watch the entire video but you will find the Monica MacKenzie series if you click on "Segment 4".  Gather some great ideas for your historic home renovation. (photo from http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/video/0,,20552167,00.html)

Posted on Apr 09, 2012 AT 12:46 PM in Accessories • Beams • By Room • Kitchens • By State • Massachusetts • Carlisle Customers • Builder • Designer • Eyes On Carlisle • News & Events • Floors meant for Families • Home Building & Contracting • Home Styles • Restoration • Install & Finish: Stories/Information • Pine Flooring • Eastern White Pine • Reclaimed Flooring • Reclaimed Heart Pine • Residential • Restoration Projects • Showrooms • Stoddard, NH • Video Library • Wide Plank Specialists • Lynne Rafuse • (0) Comments

Do-it-yourselfers on Whidbey Island do a great job with their Carlisle floor

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  • Christine Halvorson

Our Sarah Bergren got a nice note from Diane (and Bob) Billingsley from Whidbey Island, Washington. They ordered a Carlisle floor about one year ago—a 3” to 7” Anitque Oak and, as a cost-saver, they installed the floor themselves and did the final finishing with Tung Oil.  Good for them!  Here’s the note from customer Diane:

Hi Sarah:

I am not a photographer but these will give you some idea of how beautiful the floor came out in the kitchen.  We still have not put the great room floor down or the stairs and landing.  Do you think the wood will be ‘acclimatized’ sufficiently?  We  hope to get it all down within the next month or so….

We went to see a house that is being remodeled here on the island yesterday and one of the gals with us remarked on the floor.  It was a simple, tight knot (she said) pine, stained and sealed.  The owner said she was disappointed with the floor, that it was not a “Carlisle” but she had to live with it.   I didn’t say anything, didn’t  want to make her feel any worse, but I was beaming inside and Bob (my husband) and I exchanged a wink.  She and her husband are coming over to see our progress next Saturday…

Ciao,

Diane

Posted on Mar 05, 2009 AT 09:33 AM in By State • Washington • Doing Business with Carlisle • Home Styles • waterfront • Install & Finish: Stories/Information • Do-It-Yourself • Reclaimed Flooring • Reclaimed Oak • Residential • Site Finishing • Testimonial • Wide Plank Specialists • Sarah Bergren • (0) Comments

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