Cindy’s new kitchen and dining room floor is perfect for her mid-century modern home — and is a great solution for other renovators to consider. Cindy reports that her floor is Amtico Limestone Cotswold with Concrete Pale stripping (I will call them “weld rods.”) Amtico: That’s resilient floor tile — man-made stuff — and very versatile and functional. Cindy’s Cotswold pattern is now gone from the Amtico website, but have no fear, the company offers a good selection of other floor tiles with limestone or marble designs.
A couple of points on how and why Cindy’s design is so terrific:
- These 18″ tiles are a good scale for her open-concept floor plan.
- Notice carefully how the tiles were laid – I’m sure there’s a word for this kind of layout – (help, anyone?).
- Within each column, the tiels are at 90-degrees to each other.
- And last, the limestone design adds subtle pattern which is punctuated by that concrete weld rod. A great way to manage this large space.
One warning: Cindy says that the contractor may have used too much adhesive, because it bubbles up along those “grout/weld rod” lines and makes them hard to clean.
Thanks again, Cindy – you give me endless material for the blog – and terrific, proven ideas for other renovators of 50s, 60s and 70s homes.
Kierstin says
We are in the middle of our kitchen renovation and just installed Amtico in Exposed Concrete. My husband wanted concrete counters, which I vetoed, so this was the solution. It looks like concrete, and has that industrial vibe, which we love, but it’s actually rather soft on the feet. We chose the 12×18 tiles, and ran the length of the tiles through the length of our galley-style kitchen in the offset brick pattern just like yours (I’m still not sure I made the right choice with the direction, but it’s too late now). After taking down half the wall that leads to the living room, opening up the doorway an additional 3 feet that leads to the dining room, and adding a skylight, it doesn’t feel like a galley kitchen anymore. Our contractor said this “luxury vinyl tile” is nearly indestructible. It’s commercial grade and I believe has either a 30 year or lifetime warranty (which is basically the same because we’ll be gone before then). The contractor loves the floor, which he’d never installed before, and is planning to grout it. I think that’s happening in the next few days. Today is finish the tile day…
pam kueber says
Sound terrific, Kiersten! I’d love to see before-and-after photos when you are ready for prime time!
daniel h says
hi patty I used amtico in my mums house totally indestructable. It’s been down 6 years looks brand new . She is thinking about changing it for another style. I have been looking at the different styles and patterns can’t decide which one matches the colour scheme. Some of the wood effect patterns look good but getting a decission out of my mum is hard far too many choices.lol
gavin hastings says
I too am disappointed in the Amtico website.
I first heard of it about 5 years ago from a cousin in Glasgow that said it was THE floor in Europe. At that time, I was amazed at the spectrum of finishes. Glass flloors…metallic floors…stone-look and wood. (the glass were fantastic…)
None of that seems to have made it to these shores. I am going back to the UK site and see if they still offer such a vast selection….
Maureen says
LOL! I was planning on posting a comment about our potential flooring on this blog & voila the correct post!
In our 1949 bungalow, my favorite flooring choice is the LSI Healthcare HC22019 Silver with a LSI accent band (1.5″) of Sparkly chips SC17-Black. This will likely be paired with Minai (Cambria quartz) for the countertop.
The alternate choice is Arteca LA33 Linear Graphite with a 1.5 to 2″ strip accent of LA31 Linear Shale. This would be paired with the Williston (Cambria quartz) for the countertop.
The LSI product is more expensive than the Arteca which will be a factor we will consider as well.
pam kueber says
Lara Jane, this question was driving me nuts so I kept looking…. I found out on the Environment page that the flooring is made from PVC