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Checkerboard Flooring Kitchen
Checkerboard flooring in the kitchen can add an elegant or fun touch to this very important room. Your kitchen flooring needs to be durable and easy to clean. One design approach that's making a come back is a checkerboard flooring kitchen look. Checkerboard flooring doesn't have to be black and white, it can be any color combination that works for you. Black and white flooring in your kitchen gives a clean, bright look, but don't feel constrained by those colors. Kitchen black and white flooring is popular, but maybe it's time to start your own trend.
Kitchens are one of the most important rooms in the entire house and aren't just for eating in anymore. The kitchen area can be a meeting place, used for crafts and homework, and a place to hang out. Everyone knows parties always migrate to the kitchen! That's why it is so important to choose flooring that fits the personality and feel of your family and home. Creativity is very important and there are many ways that you can show your creativity through your kitchen flooring choice. Have you considered a checkerboard flooring?
A checkerboard flooring kitchen makes a statement about your family and home. The retro feel of a checkerboard flooring kitchen can help you to have a foundation for decorating your kitchen in the '50s style, complete with a jukebox, though you don't have to go in that decorating direction. Checkerboard flooring can be done in any color combination and can go with just about any decorating style. You are only limited by your creativity and imagination.
If you are looking for a clean, contemporary look, you might consider installing black and white flooring in your kitchen. Kitchen black and white flooring makes the room feel updated, clean, and neat. Black and white vinyl tiles can be laid in a checkerboard pattern or any other pattern to create a room that is contemporary, sleek, and interesting. If you want to make your kitchen look brighter and more interesting, you will want to consider using black and white flooring in your kitchen.
Using floor tiles creatively will help you to create a kitchen floor that others will be envious of. You are only bound by your creativity when deciding what pattern or design to arrange the tiles in. Using tiles of varying colors and hues help to create texture and interest in the kitchen. It gives the room a personality and feel all its own, which makes your friends and family want to be in the room. Whether you just make a border around your kitchen or you create a more intricate pattern or design, you will have a kitchen floor that is one of a kind made just for you.
Changing your kitchen flooring is a great way to change the entire look of the room. Most people don't think of changing flooring when they want to quickly update a room, but your flooring choice can make a huge impact on the feel of the room. Making a pattern or design using flooring makes a room feel more interesting. You can use vinyl tiles, ceramic tiles, or even different finishes of hardwood flooring or stone tiles to make a checkerboard pattern or a design in your kitchen.
Whether you choose to have a checkerboard flooring kitchen, black and white flooring in your kitchen, or another pattern, you will have a kitchen that is full of interest and texture when you choose to use different colors and finishes in creating your floor. If you are looking for a way to make your kitchen into a masterpiece, then adding a patterned floor is a great choice for you.
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Hi, I sell black/white checkered flooring. Continuous, commercial grade vinyl. I started selling it 5 years ago, after doing my hubby's garage in those stick on tiles (that came up fast). I sell it cheaper than flooring stores.
It is a 12' wide roll. I am a powerseller on eBay since 1997 and here is the link if you want to check it out:
Or, if you want to go directly, go to eBay and type in CHECKERED FLOORING I am user ID: TikiToesCA
Smiles, Michele
Michele at March 27, 2008 10:32 AM
We currently have sheet vinyl(?) green and white (8x8) square on our kitchen floor.Iwant to replace it and have been and looked everywhere.With no luck at all..There is a little narbeling in each .Where in the world can I find a simmular floor? I just love the floor but it is worn out .I could use some help here Thanks SBHuck
susan huck at April 1, 2008 11:28 AM
We currently have sheet vinyl(?) green and white (8x8) square on our kitchen floor.Iwant to replace it and have been and looked everywhere.With no luck at all..There is a little narbeling in each .Where in the world can I find a simmular floor? I just love the floor but it is worn out .I could use some help here Thanks SBHuck
susan huck at April 1, 2008 11:29 AM
Don't you know that Murphy's Law is alive and well in the flooring industry? If you like the flooring, it will be "improved" and you'll never find anything quite like it again.
You might be able to recreate it with individual tiles instead of sheet vinyl or linoleum. Because I prefer linoleum to vinyl I think going with either Forbo's Marmoleum or Armstrong's Marmorette would let you put together a great floor, and maybe even improve on what you have.
The Flooring Lady at April 1, 2008 11:36 AM
Hi, we have an old Four Square house built in the late 1800's and the decor is pretty well Victorian, Traditional. I really want the Black and White floor for our Kitchen because it is very true to the Edwardian Style, classic, yet contemporay.. but I am not sure what would work the best and what would be easist to keep clean (I have 2 small kids, a small dog, and a husband!) Our large square kitchen has white wainscotting with the remaining walls painted red. Cabinets are painted white. Appliances are stainless.
I guess what I'm asking is:
1. do I want the sheet vinyl that is sold at the home depot (Armstrong)?
2. do I want the stick-down tiles I found on-line made by Home Dynamix?
3. do I have any other material options (economical) when doing this floor pattern. If so, where do I find them?
4. if I can't do the checkerboard flooring, what else would you suggest would work in this old house but still have that "flair?"
Thanks SO much!
Melissa :)
Melissa at April 15, 2008 08:58 PM
For starters, I'm more partial to linoleum than vinyl because I think it's more durable and is more environmentally friendly. You can buy linoleum from flooring stores that carry Forbo or Armstrong.
I'm under the impression that nobody is making the checkerboard flooring in a sheet product right now, though we can hope that changes soon. So if you truly want a checkerboard pattern I think you are restricted to using tiles instead of sheet flooring.
You can create great looks with linoleum -- like simulating a rug, bricks, or creating your own special design. You could also put wood flooring down and paint it white, coating it with several coats of water-based polyurethane.
The Flooring Lady at April 15, 2008 09:42 PM
I have just put in a black and white checkerboard floor in my kitchen. It is sheet vinyl and we bought it at Lowes from their special order section.
I have 4 kids, a husband and a big dog. I have always found that sheet vinyl works better for us as I have to mop the floor a lot and with the stick-down squares, there are those teeny-tiny spaces in between the tiles and sooner or later the water gets thru to the sub-floor. Also I can usually get a higher quality vinyl in the sheet flooring.
Barbara at April 23, 2008 05:41 PM
I have a white kitchen with a black granite worktop and splash backs with ceramic black and white checker tiles on the floor, I have baby pink accessories, microwave, toaster, kettle etc.. i love it. Everyone makes comment on the floor. I have 4 kids and a dog and tiles are much harder wearing and easy to clean, purchased from Homebase.
Donna at April 25, 2008 04:43 PM
Trying to locate Black and White Checkered Flooring in Sydney Australia...... Any suggestions where to start looking or any contacts here? Want to use it for double garage for the floor.
Thanks Donelle
DONELLE at May 25, 2008 08:58 PM
Hi Donelle!
Nope, haven't a clue. Have you tried using a search engine like Google? What kind of material are you wanting to use? Linoleum, stone,......??
The Flooring Lady at May 26, 2008 09:10 PM
