Restoration blog highlights historic Maryland house renovated with Carlisle floors
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We want to share with you a wonderful blog that’ll fascinate history buffs, restoration buffs, and lovers of American history alike. Hopeful Unity c 1682, which tells 
the ongoing story of the restoration of an historic Maryland farmhouse, is subtitled “On the journey of restoration and rebirth of an old soul, in the form of an abandoned pre-revolutionary house resting quietly in a field…”
We’re particularly pleased to have been part of this project. Working with Carlisle Sales and Design Consultant Shanon Sterrett, the homeowners chose Hickory planks, and finished them with Carlisle stain.
“Floors are beautiful, from Carlisle Wide Plank Flooring, Gingerbread stain and Tung Oil finish, with the knots left in when milled,” the homeowner/blogger wrote in her May 27, 2011 entry.
She wrote more about the floors in her January 24, 2011 entry:
“Well, the floor’s no longer natural in color…..it looks a lot different now. Today the first coat of Tung oil is being applied over this stain coat, so by the end of the week it’ll look even more different than these photos. This color is a custom historic stain called “Gingerbread” created by Carlisle Wide Plank Floors. It really toned down the color variation inherent in the hickory and is true to the time period. It gives the place a warmer tone. When the Tung oil is finished, it’ll be different even still as the Tung oil has a slight color to it as well.”
We had a great time browsing in this blog, and we hope you will, too. Go back to the earliest entries for some fascinating looks at the history of the house and land. You’ll also find great photos throughout.
Here are installation pictures of the floors. Enjoy!
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 AT 05:50 AM in Hardwood Flooring • Restoration Projects • (2) Comments
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Roxie said…
A piece of eruditoin unlike any other!
POSTED AT 10:26 PM ON Nov 27, 2011
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POSTED AT 10:41 AM ON Nov 28, 2011
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