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Kitchen Flooring

What kind of flooring was used in mid century kitchens? Kitchens after World War II usually had resilient flooring -- tiles or continuous sheets made from vinyl or vinyl composites. Designs tended to mimic linoleum (more common in early 20th century), which often mimicked marble. Tile floors were another choice, though Mrs. America increasingly favored the newest, easier-to-clean and softer-underfoot resilient floors. Be aware, there can be environmental and safety hazards in old flooring, its layers, adhesives, etc., so be sure to Be Safe/Renovate Safe.

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Armstrong flooring making linoleum

The history of Armstrong Flooring’s Pattern #5352 — the best-selling resilient flooring pattern of the 20th Century

armstrong 5352 reintroduced

Armstrong Flooring reintroducing its famous #5352 pattern, now named Heritage Brick

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Make a resolution to: Be Safe and Renovate Safe!

26 companies that make flooring — cork, linoleum and vinyl — suitable for a midcentury house

ALL Kitchen Flooring POSTS

hazel dell brown

Hazel Dell Brown of Armstrong Flooring — the most influential residential interior designer of the 20th Century (that you probably never heard of)

Armstrong flooring making linoleum

The history of Armstrong Flooring’s Pattern #5352 — the best-selling resilient flooring pattern of the 20th Century

armstrong 5352 reintroduced

Armstrong Flooring reintroducing its famous #5352 pattern, now named Heritage Brick

terazio floor tile

Terrazzo look porcelain tile for as little as $6 / sq.ft.

1970s style vinyl flooring tarkett mexican agate bronze

1970s flooring — two flashback-style sheet vinyl flooring designs

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Make a resolution to: Be Safe and Renovate Safe!

real clay brick flooring

Wonderful brick flooring in Paula’s 1953 house + oh happy kitchen, too

1960s style flooring

Sarah uses Armstrong Royelle Rock Hill Stone flooring as a placeholder in her midcentury modern house

brick flooring

Brick flooring in vinyl — retro, timeless

1970s style kitchen flooring

1970s style kitchen flooring: Kahlo by IVC

Awesome flooring for a 1960s or 1970s house: Armstrong Royelle Rock Hill Stone 12′ vinyl sheet

pattern vinyl flooring

Sheet flooring for a 1970s house — Tapestry from Mannington

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