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:
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
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lisah - May 06, 2008 8:28:29 am PDT #5120 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
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.
lisah - May 06, 2008 9:03:12 am PDT #5126 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
It's just so hard for me to imagine how everything will look together and in relation to the rest of my house (I have the original hardwood flooring and could also just leave that in the kitchen, if I refinished it, but it's fairly damaged after years under ugly ass linoleum).
Scrappy - May 06, 2008 9:05:20 am PDT #5127 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
How about grey (or blue) and black checkerboard? retro but subdued and doesn't show dirt.
Lee - May 06, 2008 9:06:04 am PDT #5128 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am not liking today. It's made me be all efficient and get stuff done.
§ ita § - May 06, 2008 9:07:09 am PDT #5129 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, I've all handled shit too. Damned glad I didn't have to drive, though.