There was lots of good discussion in my recent post about checkerboard floors. Should these go on the square or on the diagonal? I was initially very pro-square, but readers sent in photos and comments, and I changed my mind: Go either way! Maryanna wrote:
I have checkerboard! But mine is 12-inch ceramic tile rather than vinyl. Mine is also set on the diagonal. I went round and round about it with the guy we hired to lay the tile (no big surprise there) but I insisted, as it opens the room up more and seems less “off” if the squares don’t line up perfectly along the cabinets or walls. Here’s a photo of the dining nook for reference.
Yum, Maryanna. I LOVE your dinette, too. And what brand and color is that yellow on your panelling — that is one terrific yellow — not too “green” and it really holds its own with the black and white!
Hi Gena, those are best found vintage, I think… they are around, but highly desirable these days.
I am coming across this in 2019 as I prepare to do a checkerboard floor in my kitchen. You mention driving all the way out to the Inland Emprie. That’s where I grew up.
Sherwin Williams’ Harvester may be a close match (but it’s hard to tell in the photo, exactly!): they say it’s an orange, but on the wall, it is a warm yellow. I tried a LOT of yellows, but they looked green or grey in my house. This one looks yellow, even by the light of a lamp at night, which I love. Polvo de Oro is nice, too – it’s a deeper shade of the color.