Chic Flooring

Where to find the latest in chic flooring

When you’re looking for the latest in chic flooring ideas, starting with hardwood floors is always a great idea. While some trendy options may quickly go out of fashion, hardwood floors offer a classic beauty that is always in style. Whether you choose diagonal hardwood flooring, a gray stained treatment or salvaged hardwood flooring for a shabby chic look, your investment in hardwood will hold value for years to come – especially when you choose a wide plank floor.

Wide plank surfaces are among the most popular chic flooring ideas. Made with floorboards that are as much as 20″ in width and 12′ in length, wide plank floors provide both timeless appeal and contemporary style.

At Carlisle Wide Plank Floors, you’ll find a huge selection of chic flooring options. Our design consultants can help you explore all your options for the latest designs and trends, including contrasting hardwood floors and texturing techniques that can create the perfect shabby chic flooring appearance. Whether you’re installing new hardwood flooring in a living room or matching existing hardwood surfaces, our experts can help you design a one-of-a-kind floor that will never go out of style.

Chic flooring from all types of wood

Carlisle offers a wide selection of chic flooring options in hardwood, Pine and reclaimed woods.

• Birch makes for a uniquely captivating floor with varying grain patterns that run from subtle swirls to highly figured flames. Birch features rich reddish-brown tones in the heartwood and blonde outer edges with warm amber portions as well.
• Ash has a bit more flare than Oak, with unique meandering grain and hues from cream to light blonde to rich nutty brown.
• Cherry is renowned for its deep red tones that mature to a rich burnished auburn color over time. With subtle but distinctive flowing grain patterns, Cherry boasts uniquely inviting warmth and is one of the most popular hardwoods for traditional floors.
• Walnut is an attractive and resilient hardwood that features chocolate hues with auburn undertones. Known for its complex grain patterns, Walnut makes for a spectacular floor whether finished naturally or with stain.
• Hickory boasts highly interesting grain patterns and a warm color palette that runs from light blonde to beige to rich cocoa brown.
• Brown Maple is prized for its hardness and durability and features distinctive brown heartwood with striking variations in color and character. The subtle and consistent grain patterns in Brown Maple make it perfect for both traditional and contemporary settings.
• White Maple is one of the strongest and most stable hardwoods. It’s strikingly beautiful grain patterns and neutral, light hues make it a popular choice for homeowners seeking a more neutral flooring option.
• White Oak is a hardwood that is right at home in any design scheme. With dense fibers that create exceptionally durable floorboards, White Oak features nutty brown and cocoa hues with grain patterns that run from simple and sleek to intricate, vibrant swirls.
• Red Oak is one of the most popular types of hardwood. Featuring pinkish-salmon tones in the heartwood, Red Oak floorboards have a tight and consistent grain that yields exceptional widths and lengths.
• Rift and Quartersawn White Oak floorboards are cut at 90-degree angles from the outside of the timber. The results is floorboards with straight parallel lines and vibrant ray flecks that radiate across each plank.
• Heart Pine is perfectly at home in any setting. With floorboards that are as hard as Red Oak, Heart Pine offers hues that range from amber and pumpkin to darker, more modern colors.
• Eastern White Pine is an American classic that is equally comfortable in traditional, colonial homes and contemporary urban lofts. Eastern White Pine is a softwood that wears in over time, enhancing the character of any room with smooth grain, beautiful knots and versatile finish capabilities.
• Hit or Miss Pine floorboards reproduce the random saw marks left on boards cut at early sawmills.

Why Carlisle is your best source for chic flooring

Carlisle has been a leader in handcrafted wide plank floors for more than 50 years. With a wide range of options for hardwood, Pine and reclaimed floors, we make it easy to create the perfect chic flooring for your home – no matter what type of wood and finish is currently in style. Our artisan craftsmen are experts at texturing, staining and finishing wood floors to create surfaces of extraordinary beauty and quality. Our craftsmanship is unsurpassed in the industry, and our woodworkers are equally at home with traditional rustic styles and fashion-forward themes. We know that chic floors depends on attention to every detail – which is why we handcraft our floors one plank at a time. When you come to Carlisle to explore flooring options, you’ll wind up with a surface that will become a defining feature of your home and the perfect expression of your sense of style.