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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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Glitter vinyl floor tile — we found a source!

Super exciting news: We’ve discovered resilient tile flooring — with sparkly, glittery mica embedded in the top layers. It’s so… sparkly! Before writing this story, I..

3 midcentury home design products we wish they’d bring back NOW

2014 was a great year for reissues of classic midcentury product designs. Still, there are three very basic products — I’m trying not to be greedy —..

Azrock Cortina Autumn Haze — discontinued — but fear not, there are proxies

Alas, after some 40 years on the market (at least), Azrock has discontinued my favorite retro floor — Azrock Cortina Autumn Haze. That’s the floor..

Flooring and countertops for Shannan’s 1950s kitchen

Reader Shannan and her husband are in the midst of stripping paint from their original wood cabinets. Shannan’s dilemma: She has asked for our advice..

Fingerblock parquet flooring — an authentic choice for wood floors in a midcentury house

Parquet floors, especially in oak, were a top-of-the line choice for midcentury homes — and now, we’ve learned the official name for this pattern — fingerblock flooring. We also..

Mike and Lindsey restore and refinish their terrazzo flooring — with gorgeous results!

“I am sure we are biased, but it is the best looking terrazzo we have ever seen” — Mike From the day they closed on their..

More Karndean 12″x12″ vinyl tile floors with retro and retro-modern style

I’m not saying I love all the colors — most are too darn greige for me — but if you are looking for retro style..

Mike & Lindsey choose polished concrete floors to complement their original terrazzo flooring

Mike and Lindsey have been going full steam ahead on their ‘House of Good Taste’ remodel, and today they share their secondary flooring material decision. The..

Is there beautiful terrazzo flooring under all the carpet in Mike & Lindsey’s “House of Good Taste”?

Report #2 on their new Retro Renovation journey Mike and Lindsey were so eager to see whether there was beautiful original terrazzo flooring under the..

Jessica installs Karndean’s blue Michelangelo Mosaic vinyl tiles in her kitchen

Reader Jessica and her husband Ernst were having problems finding a fitting floor for the kitchen in their 1949 modest home in California. Their list..

Armstrong 5352 Embossed Inlaid Linoleum – the most popular resilient floor ever?

A short pause today, to reflect upon and ogle the linoleum pattern that we believe was The Single Most Popular resilient floor pattern in midcentury..

Timeless retro cottage kitchen design ideas — and other terrific interiors — from the Carmel Cottage Inn

Oh my goodness: The four kitchens among the five little cottages that comprise the delightful Carmel Cottage Inn are not only charming — but they are..

How to paint a faux linoleum rug — Lauren shows us how

When I showed 31 designs of linoleum are rugs from Armstrong’s 1954 catalog, I heard from several readers about the potential for making your own..

15 VCT floor tile designs in classic 1950s ‘streaky’ style

These 15 designs are manufactured using the same process as vintage designs in place for at least 34 years, likely longer Breaking news: Azrock —..

Linen- and terrazzo-look vinyl sheet flooring in aqua and other neutrals

Nancy of the pink poodle pink bathroom we made famous in the New York Times is planning some updates to her midcentury kitchen — that’s her psample board above,..

Mosaic tile flooring — in 12″ vinyl tiles — in 5 colors

Thanks to reader Nancy, who spotted this new flooring alternative for potential use by Retro Renovators. It’s Karndean’s “Michelangelo Mosaic” — 12″ vinyl tile squares..

Kitchen flooring with retro appeal: Azrock VL-130 Classic Blue Gray vinyl tile

We are not accustomed, I think, to seeing vinyl tile kitchen floors that *read* dark and streaky and complex. For example, there were a number..

Parquet flooring for a ranch house? Yes — an “authentic” top-of-the-line choice

Lynn recently bought a 1960 ranch house and asked me whether I thought her wood parquet floors (small photo to the right) were original. Almost..

John’s kitchen before-and-after: Linoleum tile flooring transforms the room

From this: To this: AtomicHipster John has been updating (well: backdating) his ranch house in Western Mass. for a while. His latest project: Installing Marmoleum..

Polished concrete floors for Troy’s Eichler house — new radiant heating system, too

Troy has been continuing to deliver the TLC to his 1960s Eichler home in the San Francisco Bay area. Recently, he had all the carpet..

5 fun modern vinyl flooring designs from Tarkett

For those of you pumping up the “modern”, I found five fun vinyl flooring designs — including two for kids. Indeed, Tarkett gets my props..