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Imminent Floors

For a while now, I’ve been planning to replace the stick-down linoleum tiles in my condo. I plan to put laminate flooring in my bedrooms, and tile in my kitchen. The tile was special order, so it had to be shipped, but it has finally arrived! Yay!

I met with the contractor and tile guy yesterday. They plan to start Monday. Woo hoo! Since the tile guy will be working in the kitchen anyway, I asked about him doing a backsplash. I was planning on blue tiles, but I’ve changed my mind. I want to stay neutral. I’m going with brown. As a bonus, these are some of the least expensive tiles I’ve seen. Nice!

Now I just have to figure out if the tiles on the kitchen floor should go long-ways or side-ways.

6 Comments

  1. Deborah

    That’s exciting!
    My vote is long ways. You wanted us to vote, right?

  2. Lauren

    Holy cow – you’re going to live in a palace! This is very exciting!

    I’ve heard that hardwood floors are usually aligned with the direction of the light, so my gut says to set them long-ways, but what do I know?

  3. Beth

    I, too, think longways… And if Mom votes for that, then the Seward women will have spoken… Ha!

  4. Kristi

    You can make those kitchen tiles look bigger by putting two side-by-side and then switching the direction on the next two tiles. We did that to our kitchen floor, and it made the space look much bigger. I think the phrase is “parkay” floor. (I have no idea if that’s how you spell it.)

  5. Elaine Royuk

    Long – it’s inviting! (Third Seward woman!)

  6. Brad

    Thanks for the input, everybody! I was thinking long anyway, so it was glad to have confirmation.

    Kristi, I did ask about other arrangements, but the tiler said something about the tiles bowing or flexing or something. He said they could be set in a pattern where they’re stacked exactly next to each other, or he said they could be staggered by one third. I have asked for the staggered pattern.

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