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Bamboo flooring.
I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - May 06, 2008 8:19:51 am PDT #5116 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Vortex - May 06, 2008 8:20:35 am PDT #5117 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
We've thought about doing that too. I just don't know! I can't picture how it will look.
I hear that it's really soft, and if you have a lot of people with high heels, it will leave marks in the floor. But, I just read that in an article about some chi chi store in NY that had bamboo flooring, so it could be crap.
juliana - May 06, 2008 8:22:33 am PDT #5118 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
We've thought about doing that too. I just don't know! I can't picture how it will look.
I hear that it's really soft, and if you have a lot of people with high heels, it will leave marks in the floor. But, I just read that in an article about some chi chi store in NY that had bamboo flooring, so it could be crap.
According to my floor-installing-ex, bamboo in high-traffic places (like restaurants and stores) needs to be refinished every six months. Luckily, since it's soft, the refinishing is very easy.
lisah - May 06, 2008 8:23:23 am PDT #5119 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Bamboo flooring.
Oh, yeah, I've seen pictures it's just hard for me to picture in context with the cabinets (white) and counters (oak, possibly stained coffee colored, butcher block) I'm getting.
I hear that it's really soft, and if you have a lot of people with high heels, it will leave marks in the floor.
I heard that too...possibly here? My problem with that is, as always, with the pets. Their why I can't have anything nice! Anyway, sturdier would be better.
lisah - May 06, 2008 8:28:29 am PDT #5120 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I'm going for a kind of retro but not kitschy look. This is an example of the Armstrong tile that my contractor has mentioned as an option:
Aims - May 06, 2008 8:29:05 am PDT #5121 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ooooh! I like that!
Ginger - May 06, 2008 8:45:00 am PDT #5122 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
White tile is made of regret. The previous floor in my kitchen was white, and every single drip showed. Of course, I am the person who took samples of the floor and Formica home and spilled coffee on them, to see which showed the least.
My clever plan did not, however, allow for white dog hair. Can you dye a dog?
lisah - May 06, 2008 8:49:52 am PDT #5123 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
White tile is made of regret. The previous floor in my kitchen was white, and every single drip showed.
Even after cleaning?
I don't really like any other tile color.
msbelle - May 06, 2008 8:53:16 am PDT #5124 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The retro flooring I was looking at for my kitchen is like for industrial/ciommercial buildings: siliar to this, but in 12 in tiles: [link] and with pink specks.
Scrappy - May 06, 2008 8:57:15 am PDT #5125 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We put in what Msbelle is looking at, in two shades of green with a few black tiles thrown in for accent in our kitchen. It was cheap, looks AWESOME and does not show dirt, plus is easy to clean. If you are going to use this kind of tile, you need to make sure the subfloor is as smooth as possible, so prep is everything.