Sales Account Manager Peter Switzer, in our Stoddard offices, has been working with Linda Sypherd, a potential customer, and getting some samples sent to her, etc. He was tickled when Linda took the time to send along this note recently:
Last night, I ran into a friend that I haven’t seen for years and she does designing for new construction, etc.
Told her I wished I had bumped into her a few months before, as planning my kitchen was somewhat overwhelming; but as we talked, she was asking about my house, and then she asked the big one: What kind of flooring are you looking for?
So I told her wide planking! And she immediately said, “Carlisle was the best!” She was even more surprised that I knew that!. )
Linda moved to Egg Harbor City in New Jersey about two years ago and lives in a 2-story farmhouse on the river. Her house dates back to the 1800s and she and her husband began talking to Peter about using hickory with a hand-planed surface or antique heart pine.
Going to try and do all the floors downstairs at one time to make it look complete - kitchen, dining room, hallway & then the living room. Never know what we might come across once we get started…but that is our goal…hope!!!—Linda
Peter has now sent her some samples of, not just the two she wanted to see, but two more he thought might work in this old house. He wrote:
I also sent some samples of heart pine and even antique ash. I have been doing this a long time, and there are so many ways to make “new” wood look old. At the same time there is just something about the look of say antique heart pine that just adds 200 years to the home!
Posted on Feb 12, 2009 AT 11:39 PM in (0) Comments
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