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Flooring for a 1970s kitchen or living area: Moroccan-style Filigree luxury vinyl flooring from Mannington

Pam Kueber - Updated: August 18, 2021

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Nosing around flooring websites for what’s new, I spotted this new Moroccan-style “Filigree” luxury vinyl flooring just out from Mannington — note, it’s sheet flooring incorporating a 6″ tile design. This tile reminds me of sheet flooring from the 1970s — hurray for pattern finally coming back to vinyl floor tile!

Moroccan- and Cuban-style tiles are a very popular contemporary look today. But — designs fairly similar to this were also all the rage in the 1970s, albeit there were real color-colors then. If you have a 1970s house, I think this tile would work given its faded look. (The full-strength colors in another Mannington line, Deco, make that tile too contemporary for a 70s restoration look, in my opinion.)

Filigree comes in four washed out colors. The other two: 

Above: Hey, beige!

Mannington luxury vinyl sheet flooring: here.

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  1. GlenEllyn says

    It’s so nice to see patterns in flooring again. I’m tired of neutral everything. To me, neutral usually means dull, Or meek – be bold! I’d choose the bolder color in picture #3. (Bonus – patterns like this hide the dirt better – i.e. you won’t notice that crumb or two you missed the last time you swept.) ????

    • Pam Kueber says

      I am ALL for hiding dirt! My Azrock Cortina Autumn Haze is great at it, too! I sweep it every six months whether it needs it or not! JK.

      • Carolyn says

        We lived in a townhouse back in the ’90’s with brownish flooring similar to this. One day I got the crazy idea to really get down on hands and knees to scrub since regular mopping didn’t get down into the crevices. Colossal mistake! (If you’ve just eaten, stop reading.) All the accumulated gunk caught in the texture which I thought was supposed to be there came up and left me with bare yellow spots in front of the fridge, sink, stove and both doorways.
        I think this was the start of my cleaning philosophy of “sweeping a room with a glance”.

  2. mag says

    It is great to see pattern, and it’s an aesthetically pleasing one, but like others here, I’m keeping my toes crossed for more saturated colours. ????

    Thanks for posting!

    • Pam Kueber says

      Ah, I got confused by this: “A 6″ luxury vinyl tile floor design”

      Thanks for clarifying. I will fix.

      In any case: Sheet flooring even better in a way!

  8. Joan St. Doll says

    Thank you, Miss Pam. I am crazy for patterned flooring. Mannington is great. I requested a sample of Glint Orb, that you highlighted. I received it in record time and free.

  9. Ethan says

    This is the best option that I have seen for my ’70’s kitchen. I re-did my floor a couple of years ago so I won’t be using this flooring any time soon. Hopefully though, this is a sign of things to come. I know that “those colorful floors” from the ’70’s are considered tacky by today’s standards but I love em and miss those all that color. Thanks for posting.