Always on the search for retro flooring options, I ordered some samples from Mannington’s Progression line of 12″x12″ vinyl composition tile. There were several colors that looked like they could work for a vintage-era kitchen, basement, or even living room. Sure enough: I declare winners among:
55228 New Geranium — a wonderful apple red…- 55503 Banana Cream — a nice but not cloying yellow…
- 55170 Duchess Blue — a crisp classic blue…
- and 55101 Classic Black — although I’d compare that with the more streaky, super scrumptious Armstrong Standard Excelon Imperial in Classic Black, which has been around for decades, before making a final decision.
Note: I ordered these samples a while back. They’ve been sitting on my desk waiting their moment in the sun. Now that I go back to look at the site, I see there are some new colors. Check them out — my experience is that the image online and the tile in-hand look pretty different.
Link love:
- Mannington Progression VCT.
- All of our research on flooring options are filed in our Kitchen Help / Flooring subcategory here.
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I mention and link to Armstrong in the story….
Also see this macro-story: https://retrorenovation.com/2015/02/10/23-companies-flooring-cork-linoleum-midcentury-house/
Pam,
You mentioned that you wish that the Armstrong pattern that was made from the 30s till the mid 90s (the random brick pattern) was available in off white/beige. Google “montego beige peel and stick tile”.
Hi,
Besides ceramic tile or hardwoods, is their a no maintenance or very little maintenance option for our kitchen and living room/dining room combo? We have a dog so hardwoods are out. We assume cork is a problem as well. Perhaps a slate-look tile? Real slate looks like a real pain over time but the slate-look tiles just don’t look retro enough. Any ideas would be appreciated. THANKS!
I’ll have to think about this.
Slate? https://retrorenovation.com/2010/01/20/multi-color-slate-flooring-an-authentic-mid-century-choice/
Very hard underfoot, but maybe not too much maintenance. I’m not an expert. Worth checking out.
Check out commercial sheet flooring. Perhaps there is something with a hard, no-wax finish…
Does the retro blue and yellow come in linoleum instead of PVC???
Check the linoleum suppliers. See our Kitchen Help / Flooring subcategory for our story on where to look
Just noticed Mannington stopped making VCT in July 2017. Follow your link to see.