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Carlisle floors on the go in AETHERstream Shop-On-Wheels

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• Jane Eklund

Now this is amazing. And amazingly cool. Aether Apparel has just unveiled AETHERstream, its newest concept store. AETHERstream is a shop on wheels, built inside a 34-foot-long PanAmerica Airstream Trailer. It comes complete with a Carlisle Reclaimed Oak floor in 11-inch face widths.

Created by Paris-based designer Thierry Gaugain, Aether’s Airstream is open at 8207 West 3rd Street in Los Angeles through October. Stop in between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., any day of the week. East Coasters will have a chance to shop at the AETHERstream, too. It’ll move to New York for the months of November and December.

Here are a few photos. Click here to read the Por Homme blog entry on the Airstream, and see more amazing pictures

Posted on Oct 10, 2011 AT 10:30 PM in Commercial Projects • Green Building • Hardwood Flooring • News & Events • California • New York • Reclaimed Oak • (0) Comments

Rich, complex, and dynamic, Walnut floors make a statement

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• Jane Eklund

There are so many things to love about Walnut. With its warm, dark chocolate color, rich maroon overtones and intricate swirling grain patterns, it’s a spectacular choice for a floor, whether it’s left natural or it’s stained.

Carlisle Walnut is particularly striking because of its exceptional lengths, widths and heartwood content: the result of ideal growing conditions in both Ohio and Kentucky, where Walnut is sustainably harvested. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out photos of our Walnut floors. Here are a few to pique your interest.

Walnut living room, Chicago

Walnut stairway, Revere, Massachusetts

Footworn Walnut with tile inlay, Southpoint, Florida

Walnut dining room, Piedmont, California

Walnut living room, La Canada, California

Posted on Oct 06, 2011 AT 10:00 PM in Hardwood Flooring • Walnut • (1) Comments

Wide Plank Floors shine in commercial settings—part 3

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• Jane Eklund

Our great-looking, long-lasting, and high-quality floors are as ideal for commercial venues are they are for the home. Here’s the third installment of sample photos of Carlisle Wide Plank Floors in high-traffic settings, including a restaurant, a retail clothing store, and a museum of history. Enjoy! And read the earlier blog entries here and here.

Hit or Miss Eastern White Pine, Tucci Restaurant Bar, Lake Oswego, Oregon

Hit or Miss Eastern White Pine dining room, Tucci Restaurant

Chevron Hickory, J. Crew, New York City

Antique Oak Museum Hall, Sugarland, Texas

Herringbone Antique Oak Lecture Room, Sugarland, Texas

Posted on Oct 02, 2011 AT 10:47 PM in Green Building • Hardwood Flooring • (3) Comments

Striking pine floors in commercial settings: A shop, an inn, and an event venue

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• Jane Eklund

As promised, here are more photos of eye-catching, rugged Carlisle Wide Plank Floors in business establishments. This time, we’re focusing on pine floors, with samples of three types we offer: an Eastern White Pine floor in an artisans’ boutique on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket; a Longleaf Heart Pine floor at a renovated Vermont inn; and a Reclaimed Heart Pine floor at a Washington, D.C., event venue/catering company.

Heart Pine dining room, The Hermitage Inn, Vermont

Heart Pine pub, The Hermitage Inn

Eastern White Pine, artisans’ boutique, Nantucket, Mass.

Eastern White Pine, artisans’ boutique

Reclaimed Heart Pine dining room, Elizabeth’s on L catering and event venue, Washington, D.C.

Posted on Sep 30, 2011 AT 12:16 AM in Green Building • (3) Comments

Carlisle floors: Lasting, elegant, and eye-catching in commercial projects

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• Jane Eklund

When it comes to Carlisle Wide Plank Floors, what’s good for the home is good for the business. Whether you want a look that’s sleek, chic, or unique, we can provide a floor that will stand up to the kind of foot traffic you’d find in a Hyatt Hotel, an Apple Store, or a cooking school. In fact, we have created floors for exactly those clients — and many more! To give you a taste, here’s a sampling of photos from the aforementioned commercial projects, all of which have a contemporary, streamlined feel. And stay tuned for more pictures of Carlisle floors in shops, offices, and other commercial establishments.

White Oak hallway, Park Hyatt, Washington, D.C.

White Oak dining room, Park Hyatt

Brown Maple — DCS Culinary Training Center, Elk Grove Village, Illinois

White Maple — Apple Retail Store, Salem, New Hampshire

White Maple — Apple Retail Store

Posted on Sep 28, 2011 AT 02:47 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (2) Comments