Carlisle Wide Plank Floors: Blog http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog http://www.wideplankflooring.com/images/carlisle-icon.ico Carlisle Wide Plank Floors http://www.wideplankflooring.com/ Carlisle Blog Feed 2012-02-02T13:43:-05:00 en Carlisle Cherry Floors make a splash on the Jersey Shore http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/carlisle_cherry_floors_make_a_splach_on_the_jersey_shore http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/carlisle_cherry_floors_make_a_splach_on_the_jersey_shore Shanon Sterrett Troast Cherry wtih Dog Wide Plank Cherry floors grace this beautiful home on the Jersey Shore.  Homeowners and their 4-legged friends relax in this waterfront retreat!

]]> 2012-02-02T13:43-05:00 Get the Most Value When Remodeling Your Kitchen-Part I http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/get_the_most_value_when_remodeling_your_kitchen_part_i http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/get_the_most_value_when_remodeling_your_kitchen_part_i Patrick Kennedy Contributing blogger Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft in Doylestown, PA knows all about Kitchens and has worked with clients for years to help them plan, budget and select just the right design for their proejcts. Here he provides some insight so you “Get the Most Value When Remodeling Your Kitchen”.

]]> 2012-02-02T13:12-05:00 Carlisle Welcomes Superior Woodcraft to our Surface Blog http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/carlisle_welcomes_superior_woodcraft_to_our_surface_blog http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/carlisle_welcomes_superior_woodcraft_to_our_surface_blog Shanon Sterrett/Patrick Kennedy This month we are excited to introduce Patrick Kennedy and his company Superior Woodcraft, a premier custom cabinet company in Doylestown, PA.  We work with a collection of fantastic companies and we know that they can provide information about their industry that our customer will really find helpful.  Learn more about Superior Woodcraft and the knowledge they will bring to the Surface.  Just like Carlisle floors are hand-made per order, Superior Woodcraft also makes each cabinets to order resulting in unparalleled quality and beauty - not to mention happy customers because they are getting exactly what they want!

]]> 2012-01-13T10:37-05:00 2012 - What’s new at Carlisle Wide Plank Floors http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/2012_whats_new_at_carlisle_wide_plank_floors http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/2012_whats_new_at_carlisle_wide_plank_floors Shanon Sterrett New CWPF Brochure
In 2012 Carlisle Wide Plank Floors has a brand new look!  We’ve long been known as the Premier supplier of Wide Plank Pine floors but in the last 10 years Carlisle has also become the supplier of choice for fine Wide Plank Hardwood, Reclaimed and Prefinished Floors.  See for yourself in our brand new Design Portfolio. Request yours today at www.wideplankflooring.com/brochure. 

We are also working to make our Blog better than ever by partnering with bloggers outside Carlisle to bring knowledge to our customer about much more than wide plank floors, and become an even more valuable resource. Meet our newest contributor Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft.

]]> 2012-01-13T09:58-05:00 Carlisle Among Good Company at Maison de Luxe http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/carlisle_among_good_company_at_maison_de_luxe http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/carlisle_among_good_company_at_maison_de_luxe Shanon Sterrett Carlisle’s Signature Grade Pre-Finished Walnut floors were chosen Maison de Luxe, a designer show house at the historic Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills, California, by Martyn Lawrence Bullard of Bravo’s Million Dollar Decorators, who put his personal touch on the massage room.

]]> 2011-12-06T08:45-05:00 Men from Mars, Women from Venus - that may be true but we can find a floor you both like! http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/men_from_mars_women_from_venus_a_floor_you_both_like http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/men_from_mars_women_from_venus_a_floor_you_both_like Shanon Sterrett He wanted a contemporary, loft-style home crafted with concrete and steel. She wanted a historic house with a traditional feel. With the help of architects Julie Fisher and Rachel Crowl of fcStudio, a Chicago couple turned a rundown house in the Wicker Park Historic District into a home that suits both their tastes. We’re delighted to note they chose Carlisle White Oak floors to help bridge the gap between historical and contemporary styles.

Chicago Home + Garden magazine wrote about the house in a March-April 2011 feature story titled Best of Both Worlds. The story includes lots of terrific photos of the house, both interior and exterior.

“They were looking for a cleaner, more contemporary overall look but wanted a species of wood and color tone that grounded the floors to bring a warmth and ‘home-like’ atmosphere,” remembers Glen Ranagan of Carlisle’s sales and design staff, who handled the project from our end.

“The color and grain was very important, and after working with the designer on just the right color to achieve the look they wanted, it was our Quartered and Rift-Sawn Northern White Oak with our custom Sturbridge Brown stain that was a perfect match!,” Glen continues. He notes that the 7-inch wide plank were installed over radiant heating systems.

If you’re in the area, visit us at our Chicago showroom.

And click here to read the story and see the photographs.

“What a beautiful home…..and floors!” says Glen.

We couldn’t agree more.

]]> 2011-12-06T02:51-05:00 Save the date! October 27, Doylestown, PA: Wide plank floors, kitchens, and radiant heat http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/save_the_date_october_27_doylestown_pa_wide_plank_floors_kitchens_and_radia http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/save_the_date_october_27_doylestown_pa_wide_plank_floors_kitchens_and_radia Jane Eklund Attention, designers and homeowners in greater New York City and Philadelphia: Have we got an event for you! Carlisle is linking up with Superior Woodcraft,, a premier custom cabinet/kitchen shop, and Warmboard, a radiant flooring technology company, for an evening devoted to kitchens, flooring, and radiant heat. Stop by Superior Woodcraft’s shop in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2011, to get an overview of wide plank flooring, custom kitchens, and radiant heating systems.

Dan McMillan and Shanon Sterrett of Carlisle’s sales and design staff will be on hand (with sample panels of some of our new textures!), as will Greg Pine of Warmboard and Patrick Kennedy and his staff from Superior Woodcraft. E-mail Shanon at ssterrett@wideplankflooring.com for more information or to RSVP.

Click here to see examples of Carlisle floors in kitchens.

Click here to see examples of Carlisle floors installed over radiant heat.

And check out our poster, below, for more information on the October 27 event. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

]]> 2011-10-18T23:47-05:00 Cherry flooring: Warm and inviting, its lustre deepens over time http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/cherry_flooring_warm_and_inviting_its_lustre_deepens_over_time http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/cherry_flooring_warm_and_inviting_its_lustre_deepens_over_time Jane Eklund Looking for a floor that’s warm and inviting? Want something that will age gracefully alongside your home?

Take a look at our Cherry flooring. Early American fine furniture makers loved to use cherry, which can be polished to a deep, glowing red. Those lustrous hues darken over time, maturing to a rich, burnished auburn. Cherry also has a subtle, distinctive, and flowing grain pattern.

We get our Cherry exclusively from high-quality, sustainably harvested trees in Pennsylvania. The wood is also very versatile: it comes in an engineered flooring or as solid wood flooring, and is approved for installation over concrete and over radiant heating systems.

Here are some samples:

Cherry Sitting Room, Fairfield, Connecticut, installed over concrete

Cherry Living Room, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, installed over concrete


Cherry Living Room, Connecticut


Cherry Chevon Dining Room, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, installed over concrete

]]> 2011-10-16T21:50-05:00 Our custom beams will have you beaming http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/our_custom_beams_will_have_you_beaming http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/our_custom_beams_will_have_you_beaming Jane Eklund We can floor you, but we can also make you beam.

Yep, the puns are intended. What they’re intended to do is draw attention to the fact that while flooring is our primary focus, we we have a couple of other offerings, too, including custom beams. Whether you want to use them as a design element or as a structural element in a timber-frame building, you’ll love our beams, which we can provide in virtually any of the woods we use in our floors. They come with a variety of surfaces, too: rough-sawn, hand-planed, spoke-shaven, or hand-hewn with an adze.

If you want a look that’s historical, consider our Reclaimed Beams, which have been recycled from old barns and buildings. Like our Reclaimed Wood Floors,, they have the Forest Stewardship Council’s 100% Post Consumer Antique Reclaimed Certification.

Here are some examples of the hand-crafted finishes we can provide for your custom beams. And click here to learn more about our beams! We’re sure they’ll have you beaming!

Rough-Sawn

Hand-Planed

Hand-Hewn

Reclaimed

]]> 2011-10-13T22:30-05:00 Rustic, eco-friendly floors your grandfather would love—and you will, too! http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/rustic_eco_friendly_floors_your_grandfather_would_loveand_you_will_too http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/rustic_eco_friendly_floors_your_grandfather_would_loveand_you_will_too Jane Eklund Looking for a rustic, authentic reclaimed floor that’ll lay the groundwork, so to speak, for an eye-catching room? Take a look at Carlisle’s Reclaimed Grandpa’s Flooring. It has a rich, mellow feel, it’s not afraid to show its age, and it’s environmentally sound: Like all of our Reclaimed Floors, Grandpa’s has earned 100% Post Consumer Antique Reclaimed Certification from the Forest Stewardship Council.

Grandpa’s Floors are made from Longleaf Heart Pine flooring that’s been reclaimed from the portions of old buildings that have taken the most wear and tear over the years: old floor boards or structural floor joists that we carefully clean, inspect, and preserve with minimal milling. The result is a “reborn” floor whose original primitive beauty was once covered up by ground-in dirt, debris, and years of abuse. The aged blend of rich pumpkin and deep charcoal color tones is amplified by the original stains, watermarks, and saw kerfs. It’s our most unique and rustic floor.

Have a look at some examples!


Grandpa’s Floor billiard room, Stoddard, New Hampshire


Grandpa’s Floor living room, Keene, New Hampshire


Grandpa’s Floor hallway, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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