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.
pam kueber says
Lara Jane, I agree – the Amtico website leaves a lot to be desired in terms of conveying information, I spent a lot of time looking for just the kind of detail you are looking for. I ended up calling the stuff “resilient vinyl floor tile” – a generic term. Cindy and Patty, can you provide further clarification?
Lara Jane says
What kind of materials are these? It’s hard to tell from the pics and I can’t seem to figure it out from the site. It’s kind of strange, actually, that I’m only finding colors and product names!
Cindy says
Hi Dave – I don’t know what type of adhesive….you could try calling Amtico in NYC 800/268-4260. They have a pretty large showroom there.
http://www.amtico.com/pages/home.aspx
atomicbowler-dave says
Cindy, I am curious if you know what kind of adhesive was used? I’d like to put that in my puzzle box of knowing for reference later.
Thanks,
Dave
Patty (in Dallas) says
Your floor looks great, Cindy! The layout is perfect for such an open floor space.
I have Amtico tile, too. It’s black and white 12X12 tiles. I had the hardest time finding straight black and white — they all seemed to be marble or stone patterned. I did my kitchen a little pre-mid-mod style. I love the feel of the tiles and like CIndy says, there’s no grout. My tile guy told me I’d be sick of the pattern long before they ever wore out. 😀
gavin hastings says
Cindy…Surprise!!! It’s like being on TV!
Thanks for the info. Gavin
Cindy says
Oh, I just logged on and saw my floor! That was a nice surprise! I worked with Interstate Custom Kitchens in Chicopee, MA….they did most of my kitchen and I liked working with them because they were nice people first and foremost, they listened to what I said I wanted, and lastly, I wasn’t obligated to buy appliances, flooring, or countertop there. However, it would have been a lot easier if I had done everything through them but…..control freak that I am….I had to do it my way ……..I digress! Interstate had just started working with Amtico when they were finishing up my project and I had not chosen flooring yet and loved the look of the Amtico…btw the tiles are 12″ x 12″ but feel larger because of the light color. It is somewhat tricky to keep clean, there is still adhesive that creeps up thru what Pam calls the “weld rods” or strip tiles between the squares (There is no grout between the tiles!). If I were going to do it over again I’d take a closer look at light colored cork, but for vinyl tile I’m pleased with the Amtico.
BungalowBILL says
The tile layout is called a “running bond”. A “stacked bond” is when the grout lines match up, like a grid.
Christa says
Pam-
That is a brick lay or staggered pattern. ( The tiles don’t have to be brick shaped to be put down that way. )
And Cindy- agreed, your house looks great!
Happy Monday!
gavin hastings says
Cindy- Who did you work with? I know that American Rug in Holyoke offers Amtico…but when I ask about it-most flooring dealers have no idea what I am talking about! Your floor looks great.
Amtico offers so many styles and finishes- I love your house.