Design tip? White floors…
05Aug08
I have some good friends who have recently purchased a wonderful old Mid Century Modern home in Salt Lake City, and they are in the middle of updating the interior. While looking at kitchen appliances online at Jenn-Air they found this picture entitled “Scandanavian Oasis” and completely fell in love with all the white. The cabinets and appliances will be easy to reproduce (Ikea and Jenn-Air) but the white flooring has got them (and me) stumped.
So how do you get white flooring like the one in this picture?
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Fairy dust and super glue……
Ned, your such a gimp. Tell me for reals…
When you coming over for dinner?
Three ways I can think of:
1. Epoxy paint on concrete. Very durable, used in garages
2. Terrazzo with white aggregate.
3. Tile w/tight grout joints.
I haven’t seen it, but have heard there is white cork. Wicanders?
hmm… i called poliform just to check if they had any flooring at all, but alas they do not. assuming there’s a concrete floor, one could paint the concrete before sealing it, i suppose…
you know, i clicked the link, and it tells you what the flooring is…
Flooring: VCT tile in Chalk by Armstrong®
White-ish VCT. That’s kinda pimp. I have black-ish VCT in my kitchen. VCT is a great product - cheap, lasts forever and easy to DIY.
The floors are not concrete, so that rules out epoxy as it would most likely crack. White cork is an interesting idea.
I can’t believe I missed the description on the link. Duh… For those that have VCT (David) how is it for maintenance. I know a lot of commercial uses VCT but is it practical for homes? Do you have to wax if frequently or what?
I’d check out linoleum rather than VCT, if you want to cut back on pvc materials.
I was thinking linoleum too. Any leads on a good white linoleum?
What about a poured or sheet rubber floor? It’s really durable, plus great for your joints if you spend lots of time standing in the kitchen!
I’ve always been interested in poured rubber floors, but all my searches just turn up industrial applications. I wonder if there is someone local that does it?
rubber flooring? whoa! you’re blowing my mind now… sounds really interesting, but i’d be concerned about dropping stuff thus creating little slots for bacteria to grow all over the floor. am i just being paranoid? you know, like you drop a knife, and it cuts a slit into the floor, which would be near impossible to clean out once you had more than one.
Hmm, my quick search seemed to turn up only UK companies, which is surprising. Might be worth approaching a company that usually does commercial/industrial and see if they have a recommendation, or if they can do it themselves? It can look really beautiful as it can be quite shiny or have a really nice soft sheen.
Liam, it’s really durable and pretty impervious I believe so it’s one of the most hygenic options.
you know, another good product is lonfloor plain by lonseal. they have a matt white that looks great. it comes in 6 foot rolls and they heatweld the seams and are nearly imperceptible. here’s a link :
http://www.lonseal.com/
i had a sample of this at one time, i think it was $7sf installed afew years ago.
http://www.lonseal.com/show_product/LONFLOOR%20PLAIN
the marmoliam product is also very good- and a green product, too.
Rubber floors like in gymnasiums would be so nice in a kitchen. You’d have to wax it to make it easy to clean, but it would be really nice on your feet, very low risk of slipping, and there’s a decent chance a dropped jar or glass won’t shatter on impact.
White floors = biggest regret of my house remodel!
Big no no if you have pets. SIGH.
Painted cardboard seems highly effective and suits those with modern sensibilities. Check out http://www.moderncardboardfloors.com. Once you stain it, you just throw if away.
people are so nice to us. this is our hopeful project and we appreciate all of the comments very much. especially the cardboard. yes… i checked the link, just in case.
i just ordered some lonseal samples, but i can’t get the cardboard flooring link to work. anyone got a better link? this has been one of the more interesting and educational dialogues on here thus far…
liam,
Pretty sure the cardboard flooring thing was just a joke. I did get some serious answers from “white man” though and thought I would share them.
“I am a fan of linoleum in terms of its sustainable aspects, but it only looks so so. VCT is brittle and has a pretty commercial look when you are up close to it and can actually see the flecks in it. Rubber, which was discussed on your site is really nice:
I love this stuff: http://www.strawsticksandbricks.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=21_12&sort=20a&page=2&zenid=0cbbb465b5200d14188f90cf4cdb4641
The grout in tile can be a beast to clean, but I love this stuff from Anne Sacks: http://www.annsacks.com/onlinecatalog/popup_utilWhite.jsp?type=2&progid=1380504&tab=1380604&pos=2&grpid=1475704&grps=true
Check out the Roppe site: http://www.roppe.com/4_product.asp?category=Floor%20Tile&product=Smooth%20Finish# “
oh. well, i thought the cardboard would be some sort of recycled product made into tiles or something, which might be a really cool idea…
i’ll check out the new whiteman links…
What about a veneer white concrete, either polished or sealed with a high gloss sealer? Made with white portland cement, rather than gray.
poured rubber in the US, this stuff looks awesome but I don’t know about its maintanence:
http://www.fusionfloors.com/
I recently saw the rubber flooring (like straw,sticks&bricks link) in a home….looked great. It wore well and they had 4 children! They had the chocolate brown color, which showed dirt, etc. (again, 4 kids) but otherwise looked very nice. They really like it. I think it would look very cool in white!
My hubby and I keep dreaming of 99 cent/sq foot wood, then painting and and sealing white…but, we do have 2 dogs…We’ve also researched the white Ikea Tundra, and even painting then epoxying subfloor- we’ve looked at a few DIY sites that discuss. But, I am a neat freak, and while I love the look, I’m not sure I’d like the maintenance no matter the material!
white laminate flooring from Ikea, looks great in person. less than $2.25 sq ft.