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Longleaf Yellow Pine used to be the dominate species in Southeastern United States. It was the Driving force behind the South’s post Civil War industrial revolution Established the social status of hard wood floors Primary wood used in early 1900s Southern homes, mills, and factories. Not to be confused with Shortleaf Yellow Pine, a fast growing timber that is used today for plywood, pulp and pressure treated lumber.
What makes Longleaf Heart Pine so special and prized by our customers is the deep amber-colored patina which darkens and becomes more beautiful as the wood ages. If a floor rich in history, family tradition, and color is your idea of the perfect surface for your home, ask for a sample of Carlisle's Old Growth Heart Pine today. It will be a floor that grows with your family for generations.
John Crosby and Don Carlisle on the Crosby Alabama plantation.
For more than 40 years, Carlisle Heart Pine has come from a 30,000-acre plantation in Alabama, owned and operated by the Crosby famliy.
This is the first in an on going video series we are calling All About Wood, highlighting the history, facts and thoughts about our most popular wide plank hard wood flooring.
You may have noticed in our green literature that we refer to our products as "Antique Reclaimed", as opposed to using the words "antique" or "reclaimed" separately. While many of us think the terms can be used interchangeably, there is actually a distinct difference between the two.
Dictionary.com defines each word as:
Antique - any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.
Reclaimed - Something brought into or returned to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation.
Just because something is reclaimed does not mean that it is antique. Think of a 20 year old basketball court: someone could salvage those boards and sell them as reclaimed but they are not considered antique. This 20 year old floor could be FSC certified as "Post-Consumer Reclaimed" but it does not have nearly the charm of our Antique Reclaimed floors.
If you are shopping other "reclaimed" products, make sure to ask if they are also Antique - as it will add patina and allure to your home.
Author's Name: Lindsay Barczuk
Posted Date: April 3, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Filed under: Wood Grains & Styles
Hi, everyone! I'm Lesley and I have the privilege of working with the great folks at Carlisle to help with their new adventure in blogging. We're excited to announce Carlisle's first guest post, written by our resident 'Green Queen', Lindsay Barczuk over at the FloorTalk Blog! Lindsay took some time and crafted a really great entry for FloorTalk, discussing her journey at Carlisle from a newbie to a now seasoned employee with a deep appreciation for the wood that Carlisle offers and the methods used to produce it. Some topics you'll find in her entry include:
Choosing slow-growth wood
Antique reclaimed floors
Responsible and sustainable forestry and harvesting
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors' processes from forest to floor
The health benefits of hardwood floors
and more!
Basically, whether you're looking to purchase a floor or just want to learn more about wood flooring, this article takes you on an indispensable tour through the things to consider and how to achieve the best quality floor for your time and money. Congratulations, Lindsay, on a job well done!
Do you have a blog that you'd like to feature one of our bloggers on? Do you have a story you'd like to share with us to feature on our blog? Leave us a comment!
Check out this link to my sister's Denver Victorian Renovation blog. She has been converting a multi-apartment Victorian house in the Baker neighborhood into a single family home. She and her husband had originally hoped to salvage the existing floor, but they concluded the original floors were past the point of repair.
They came to Carlisle wanting to match the grain and color of the wood. They are restoring most of the original woodwork throughout the home and wanted a floor to complement the rich mahogany finishes. We custom crafted a handful of samples and ultimately found that this Old Growth Heart Pine with Autumn Leaf stain and Tung Oil finish was the perfect combination.
Check out the link and some of the other cool antiques they discovered along the process. Any of you have experience working on a similar type project?
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