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  • Flooring

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

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

    10 styles of slate flooring — from a company in business since 1917

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    kitchen flooring (good for other rooms, too)

    All our stories about possible options for new kitchen flooring are archived here, in reverse chronological order. Some of these options may be suitable for other rooms in the house, as well.
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    terazio floor tile Terrazzo look porcelain tile for as little as $6 / sq.ft....
    1970s flooring 1970s flooring — two flashback-style sheet vinyl flooring designs...
    Wonderful brick flooring in Paula’s 1953 house + oh happy kitchen, too...
    Sarah uses Armstrong Royelle Rock Hill Stone flooring as a placeholder in her mi...
    Brick flooring in vinyl — retro, timeless...
    1970s style kitchen flooring: Kahlo by IVC...
    Awesome flooring for a 1960s or 1970s house: Armstrong Royelle Rock Hill Stone 1...
    Sheet flooring for a 1970s house — Tapestry from Mannington...
    Brick tile flooring — is it original to the 1960s — and should Marie...
    Rubber flooring — another good midcentury choice...
    Travertine flooring in a Luxury Vinyl Tile — good for a 1960s or 1970s hou...
    Retro-sized ceramic floor tile in lots of colors from Daltile...
    Decoupage kitchen floor — Missy’s unique and long-lasting vintage ma...
    Mannington Progressions Vinyl Composition Tile — the red, yellow, blue and...
    Streaky jaspe style vinyl sheet flooring — could be great for a retro-mode...
    New retro-style resilient flooring options from Mannington...
    Unit block wood flooring — 9″ oak tongue-in-groove floor tiles ̵...
    Diana’s 10 — yes, ten! — kitchen floor tile pattern mockups &#...
    Glitter vinyl floor tile — we found a source!...
    3-mcm-products-to-bring-back 3 midcentury home design products we wish they’d bring back NOW...
    Azrock Cortina Autumn Haze — discontinued — but fear not, there are ...
    Flooring and countertops for Shannan’s 1950s kitchen...
    Fingerblock parquet flooring — an authentic choice for wood floors in a mi...
    Mike and Lindsey restore and refinish their terrazzo flooring — with gorge...
    More Karndean 12″x12″ vinyl tile floors with retro and retro-modern ...
    Mike & Lindsey choose polished concrete floors to complement their original...
    Is there beautiful terrazzo flooring under all the carpet in Mike & Lindsey...
    Jessica installs Karndean’s blue Michelangelo Mosaic vinyl tiles in her ki...
    Armstrong 5352 Embossed Inlaid Linoleum – the most popular resilient floor...
    Timeless retro cottage kitchen design ideas — and other terrific interiors...
    DIY painted rug How to paint a faux linoleum rug — Lauren shows us how...
    linoleum rug 31 linoleum rugs from Armstrong, 1954...
    15 VCT floor tile designs in classic 1950s ‘streaky’ style...
    Linen- and terrazzo-look vinyl sheet flooring in aqua and other neutrals...
    mosaic tile flooring in 12" vinyl tiles by karndean Mosaic tile flooring — in 12″ vinyl tiles — in 5 colors...
    Kitchen flooring with retro appeal: Azrock VL-130 Classic Blue Gray vinyl tile...
    Daltile Random Mosaic Indian Red Ceramic floor tile that looks like slate — including small random mosaics ...
    Parquet flooring for a ranch house? Yes — an “authentic” top-o...
    John’s kitchen before-and-after: Linoleum tile flooring transforms the roo...
    Polished concrete floors for Troy’s Eichler house — new radiant heat...
    Vinyl vs. vinyl composite tiles … and meet Margaret Lowe, Matico color sty...
    5 fun modern vinyl flooring designs from Tarkett...
    Emily Morrow and retro carpet swatches Wall-to-wall carpeting history from the 1950s to today — an exclusive inte...
    Street map of New York City in a resilient sheet flooring by Tarkett Map of New York City — on a vinyl floor — in Tarkett’s new Amb...
    Red and white checkerboard floor — where to find it...
    1970s style floor Patterned 1970s style vinyl flooring from Armstrong – cork and linoleum lo...
    retro kitchen flooring Azrock Cortina Autumn Haze flooring in four kitchens — any more of you out...
    vintage oak parquet flooring in basketweave layout Tesselate… to tessalate… tesselation… not!...
    1970s style vinyl flooring from Mannington...
    braided rug Braided rugs from Thorndike Mills...
    linoleum that is easier to clean Linoleum that is easier to maintain and clean — in 73 colors...
    disco-floor Mod vinyl sheet flooring from Tarkett...
    3 ideas to create a gingham plaid laundry room floor...
    Suzanne’s cheery red, black and white checkerboard floor...
    black and white ceramic tile checkerboard floor Maryanna’s black and white ceramic tile checkerboard floor...
    boomerang countertop with plaid floor Let’s help Bernadette find a cheerful floor to coordinate with a boomerang...
    tartan plaid carpets for 50 clans Carpets, rugs and runners featuring 50 clan tartans – from Stevens & ...
    plaid broadloom carpet by milliken Magee plaid carpeting in 18 designs from Milliken...
    plaid wool carpet Natural plaid wool carpet in four colors from Axminster...
    scottish plaid carpet Scottish Plaid carpet in five colors from Shaw...
    persian tile flooring in vinyl sheet Persian tile flooring — in a resilient sheet...
    2 places to buy black and white checkerboard floor tile – in resilient vin...
    how to make a shuffleboard How to paint your own shuffleboard...
    1940s chrome trim for linoleum — a 7-page Chromedge reference guide...
    A basement shuffleboard for Dave & Sarah...
    Vinyl flooring from Armstrong: Terrazzo and linoleum that are easy on the pocket...
    Linoleum floors and countertops brighten up Dave & Frances’ 1938 kitc...
    30 patterns for vinyl floor tiles from the 1950s...
    Nate’s vintage painted rug...
    Random multi-color slate flooring — an authentic mid-century choice...
    Mid-century modern flooring from Amtico...
    What color stain to use for mid-century oak flooring?...
    Octagon and dot floor tiles in 13 color combinations...
    Yes, you can have wall-to-wall carpet in your retro home...
    Capel braided rugs suit 50s and 60s style perfectly – a Retro Renovation r...
    Do I need to polish my newly installed vinyl VCT tiles?...
    Install a basement shuffleboard...
    Endangered species underfoot: Some Fritztiles discontinued!...
    Femme1 discovers a bundle of new retro tiles for our decorating arsenal...
    Retro flooring: Some new choices, courtesy Portland Laura...
    Retro flooring in a “colonial brick” style – a wonderful choic...
    Retro floors – another choice is rubber tile...
    For 50s style flooring, my favorite choice is Azrock Cortina #423...
    50s style flooring – Linoleum and Vinyl...
    • BE SAFE / RENOVATE SAFE!
      Get informed and be aware about the environmental & safety hazards in old homes, materials and products. #1 RULE: Consult with your own properly licensed professionals. More info: See our Be Safe/Renovate page... EPA asbestos website ... EPA lead website ... U.S.F.A. – fire safety, etc.
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