DIY: New England-Style Farmhouse

Check out this great do-it-yourself project out of Trabuco Canyon, California. Donnelle & Tony Koselka decided to purchase our wide Eastern White Pine floors to complete the look of their New England-Style Farmhouse. Originally, Donnelle & Tony chose Marmloeum for their living room, but after some thought realized that a solid wood floor would be more reminiscent of the look they were trying to achieve. While searching the internet and flipping through several magazines, they came across Carlisle Wide Plank Floors. They thought the wide Pine floors would truly fit the New England feel they were hoping for. After speaking with Dan ONeill in our West Hollywood office, they made the jump. Dan helped them understand how long wide boards can extended their home visually, and enlarge the prospective of their living space.

With the help of Dave Delfs, a local installer, the pine floors were easy enough to install. Dave used the Bostik’s 2-part glue system directly over the existing floor. The truth is in these before and after photos! Such an easy change drastically brought the Koselka’s the look they were dreaming of. Donnelle recites, “While I loved our unusual Marmoleum floors (cork-based lineoleum), the wood floors complete our New England-style farmhouse. What a difference the pine makes!”

With a slight eased edge to emphasize the dimensions, warm honey tones of the tung oil finish, and the slow natural distressing that comes with life, it was a perfect fit…especially for their little dog, Riley.

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Posted on June 23, 2008 at 01:22 PM in DIY • (2) Comments

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Dan said…

Dan O here…I had the pleasure of speaking to Donnelle again and discovered a few more details about the project and she says, “How very cool! Thanks, Dan! I only found Carlisle online not through magazines (but I did drool over the photos on your site for almost a year) and Dave ended up tearing up the Marmoleum. He spoke with the folks at Forbo, who make Marmoleum, and they were unsure of how well the Bostick’s Best would adhere to their product so, to ensure our floor lasts for generations, Dave and I decided it was best to tear it out and start from scratch over our concrete slab.

Thanks again!
Donnelle

Posted at 08:34 AM on June 26, 2008
Megan said…

Hi Dan! Glad to hear that you spoke with Donnelle again…it makes the project even more neat to know they had great success installing our wide pine floors directly over concrete.

Posted at 08:42 AM on June 26, 2008

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