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Barrineau Residence ~ Beautiful Heart Pine Floors from a DIY

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• Shanon Sterrett

We heard from a nice customer on our new Facebook page,  about some new Long Leaf Heart Pine Floors that she installed in her home.   When we saw her post we emailed her for some pictures and she was so nice to send them along!

Kristin and her husband worked with Wide Plank Specialist Lynne Rafuse to design some beautiful Long Leaf Heart PIne flooring for their home.   They were going for a rustic cabin look and Kristin said that the Heart Pine floors were a perfect fit.  Since Heart Pine is naturally a light floor, she worked with Lynne to select our Gingerbread stain, which when applied, would give the floor an older, and aged look.  

Kristin also reports that this project was a succesful DIY project!  Believe it or not about 25% of all Carlisle floors are installed by a Do-It-Yourself customer!

Check out these photos and learn why Long Leaf Heart Pine Floors might be right for you!

Posted on Apr 13, 2012 AT 01:15 PM in By Room • Kitchens • By State • Massachusetts • Carlisle Customers • Homeowners • Doing Business with Carlisle • Pine Flooring • Heart Pine • Wide Plank Specialists • Lynne Rafuse • (0) Comments

Artek Hardwoods Creates Custom Pattern for Customer

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• Shanon Sterrett

At Carlisle we work with some amazing craftsman - our very own craftsman who build every floor in New Hampshire, and those we work with outside Carlisle who install the floors.  We believe that every floor is special and beautiful but sometimes you run across a project or a flooring photo that takes your breath away and is really unique.

One such photo came across our emails today from Dan Vincenzo or Artek Hardwoods in Windsor, CT.  Dan has installed our floors for a number of years and as a Preferred Installer we won't hesitate to refer him to a new customer or a customer needing some TLC to repair a project.  When you see these you can see why!

 

Posted on Apr 13, 2012 AT 12:57 PM in Carlisle Customers • Installer • Handmade Surfaces • Hand-Scraped Edges • Hardwood Flooring • Hickory • White Oak • Patterns • Residential • (0) Comments

Carlisle Client Partners - helping keep your project on schedule!

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• Shanon Sterrett

What is a Carlisle Client Partner?

After the Specialists have helped our customers design and order their floors, who is going to help you make sure the floor is delivered on time, coordinate delivery with your builder, and make sure everything shows up that you ordered?

Client Partners handle the coordination and logistics of the wood flooring that we ship all over the world.  From the smallest kitchen remodel in Massachusetts to the luxury boutique hotel in China, Client Partners take the worry and the work out of your wood flooring order.

Find out what a Client Partner can do for you and read a recent email from a homeowner who has a rental property in Vermont and ordered some floors to dress up one of the rooms.  She gave kudos to Client partner, Amanda Bemis who is coming up on her 1-year Anniversary but provides the exceptional customer service of an old pro!  What a better way to celebrate her time with us then

At Carlisle, the service doesn't stop when you place your order, but after you place your order the service continues.  

Posted on Apr 13, 2012 AT 12:15 PM in Carlisle Customers • Designer • Client Partners • Testimonial • (0) Comments

Carlisle Preferred Installers to the Rescue ~ Maryland

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• Shanon Sterrett

We recently told you about a customer in Newfoundland, Canada that experienced the frustration of an inferior installation and the help provided by a Carlisle Preferred Installer.  While we never wish this on any customer when we hear from customers with these stories we offer to help to however we can and when the Love Family in Maryland contacted Wide Plank Specialist Adam Whitney, of our Washington, DC showroom for help he knew right where to turn ~ Bob Humphries at Majestic Wood Floors helped the Love's repair and complete the Wide Plank Eastern White Pine Floors they so desired for their home.

Read more about the project and how a Carlisle Preferred Installer can help your project turn out just the way you want it!

 

Posted on Apr 13, 2012 AT 08:44 AM in By State • Maryland • Carlisle Customers • Homeowners • Carlisle Master Craftsman • Pine Flooring • Eastern White Pine • Preferred Installers to the Rescue • Residential • Showrooms • Washington, DC • Testimonial • Wide Plank Specialists • Adam Whitney • (0) Comments

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