ncgraciemay
12 years ago
This is the kitchen of a great time capsule atomic ranch that i am buying. The kitchen is amazing; counters in great condition and all the appliances still work! I'm keeping everything except the horrific carpet. But what to replace it with? There is too much wood to go with wood flooring. It is a very large area, so it can't be anything too busy. I'm leaning toward vinyl or linoleum tile squares and a retro pattern if i can figure one out, but don't know what colors to use. Anyone have ideas, or an alternative? Budget IS an issue, by the way. And while we're at it, what kind of chairs should i put at that breakfast bar?
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12 years agojmle
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12 years agojmle
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11 years agoWonderful room. I can sympathize. Have recently been pondering the flooring for the kitchen in a 1950s ranch and have found a choice you might like. Our old floor was a happy mulit-color speckle with a warm background. Finally lucked on to Mannington VCT Colorpoint - we chose "peanut 627" which is very similar to our old floor. The background is a warm neutral which blends with the older cabinets and is flected with serveral colors - so we can still keep the countertops in a 1950s medium green linen-look laminate. Mannington's Colorpoint has several nice background colors with interesting terrazzo-look speckles, grays, a yellow, whites... BTW we have found VCT is pretty easy care and may go several years before it needs polishing besides if a tile gets damaged you can swap it out. Lots of luck. Here's the link to Colorpoint.
http://www.mannington.com/commercial/Colorway.aspx?id=2041
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11 years agojarmmy
11 years agoHere's a great site to purchase black and white continuous vinyl checkered floor.
Looks cool in retro kitchens!
www.checkeredfloor.com
They have it in small width size and large width size for small or large projects. Like kitchens & garages for the large size width and bathroom, laundry or car trailers for the small width. Only takes about a week to get.
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11 years agoI have a cork floor that is called "Ivory White". It is an off-white with hints of lilac and baby blue. It's being sold for $2.49/sf. It can be sealed with water based polyurethane against leaks in a kitchen. It only needs to be "refreshed" with a single coat of same every 5-7 years.
A floating cork floor can go down over the tiles that are under that carpet. Goes together like a laminate (Uniclic flooring). Super easy to work with. Can keep the cost of flooring reasonable AND keep with the age/theme of this home.
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10 years agoInlaid floors are possible for a DIY project, if you are pretty handy with a utility or linoleum knife and you go simple, and big curves or straight lines (how about ripple effect overlapping circles?) There are some pretty cool paint treatments too if the old floor underneath is in decent shape--or cover with 1/4 plywood underlay and paint and stencil or freehand, or go Jackson Pollack abstract expressionist (practice first and mask well).
Often the rugs were just a border of black with perhaps a thin accent line and an interior pattern or all-over marbleized pattern.
Here are some images of retro linoleum "rugs" I've seen some pretty great looks with multiple colors of the lino tiles and planks--I think the key to keep it from becoming too diner is to keep the contrast low--like speckled dark grey with marble black, or white, grey and butter yellow or light aqua.
Here are some links with budget floor ideas:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/diy-floors-painted-stenciled-a-144119
Modello stencils have some of the most amazing concrete and floor stencils ever, including a Mod circle design with patterns inside and stenciled cork flooring
https://www.modellodesigns.com/editor/files2/7795/Operation%20Decoration%20Spring%2008.pdf
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http://www.oldhouseonline.com/how-to-inlay-linoleum-floors/
And some period renderings of linoleum rugs and an IKEA cart that might work for you.
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10 years agoI can totally see these vintage barstools at the counter but the color is probably too aqua...looks like the counter is actually light mint green? Anyway, these are totally Jetson looking barstools and your kitchen needs them! I found them on onekingslane.com today in their vintage section. If you haven't looked at onekingslane it can be great inspiration for ideas with lots of vintage items to browse even if you don't purchase. I also like the metal wire barstools posted by someone else, especially if want to mix more current modern looks with your time capsule. That could be a nice mix.
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