This historic Connecticut home dates back to the 1700's! But its kitchen and mudroom flooring is in sharp contrast to such age. Click on through to see what we mean:
The deep blue floors, according to Country Living are "covered in linoleum imported from Holland". We're thinking that material must be Marmoleum by Forbo, which is manufactured in an array of vibrant colors.
How do you like the kitchen in the context of such an old home? Do you like the contrast or do you think it doesn't justly respect the home's significant age? How would you have updated this kitchen?
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i like it! very individual!
love love love it. However, you could put almost any floor in there and I'd still love that kitchen, so maybe it's not saying much.
I love that boot rack, really must DIY that one!, and as for the floor in an older home I think one of the great ways to update an older home is with flooring in a more modern color so I love this one. That choice is far easier to manage, with animals underfoot, and if you plan to stay in the home long term then it's a great choice to go with something bolder. However, because I'm having to look at possible resale within 5 to 10 years, my dreamy white floors are out. I'm likelier to go with something classic (hardwood) that adds to resale value rather than something that might polarize buyers.
I love the mix of historic/modern though and just prefer to make the modern touches something easier to change (like light fixtures, a kitchen backsplash that I can DIY before resale, kitchen hardware, accessories).
I think it's completely adorable, and I LOVE that sink.
Boot rack is great, but smarter to hang boots upside down so that they drip onto the soles rather than into the boots themselves.
Love it! I recently used Marmoleum in our 1920s-era house, and I think it ties in really well. With all of the different Marmoleum patterns, there's a lot of flexibility in how traditional or modern it can look.
I don't like it at all. It feels very out of place (and jarring, really) in what otherwise seems like a very comfortable, homey kitchen!
What floor? My eyes haven't made it past that cool table and that amazing sink! ;)
Oh wait, I see it now. Love it. Love the feel of the whole room.
love it!
It isn't right for the home. Also, the boots have been put in the rack wrong. They are supposed to be hung upside down to drain properly, and there should be a mat underneath to catch the drips. Racks like that have been used in the American west for decades at least, and no one has ever hung boots right side up.
Linoleum appears on the scene around the 1870s, so it's generally a plausible material for historic homes. I'd probably have gone with a pattern; it's the solid color that looks ultra-modern.
In this case, it's presumably much easier to keep clean than the authentic answer to kitchen flooring, which would be unstained softwood boards. Even a painted floor's not that much fun to keep clean in a high-traffic area with heat from stoves and water.
The difficulty with pre-1920-ish historic homes is that an authentic kitchen really isn't that livable. One has to decide whether to go "historic-ish" for a later era than the house or just go straight-up modern.
honestly, I'm just not liking it one little bit :(
Awesome. I love funky updates on classic homes... so New England.
Historic homes shouldn't necessarily exist in a time-warp; they need to evolve. The sink and taps aren't exactly 1700s either!
Personally, I think the flooring is great; it is the other "fake old" stuff that bothers me: the wainscotting, the knick-knacky decorative details, and yes, the boots stuck the wrong way in the boot rack. I prefer that if a kitchen is gutted and modernized, that it be done so in a way that honestly reflects the period in which it was done. Of course, respect the old, but please, do not disparage the contemporary.
Every house, every project, has its unique issues and constraints, but that is my reaction to this one.
Absolutely love it! Especially the color.
I never like Country Living's stylists.They always overdo something or everything.Occasionally they even get it completely wrong.That explains the boot rack.Be honest folks.Ever met anyone who wore rubber boots who had a clean pair?...and multiples at that! LOL! I just don't care for that magazine.Editor should shoot their stylists before they shoot so many lovely homes.
As someone who recently renovated a pre-1900 kitchen,I agree with everyone's comments.You can't live in an early century kitchen.The kitchen just can't handle it,no matter how welcoming it feels.
I installed Armstrong tile in bold red and black.Laid it down in stripes.I love it and it works with the transitional modern used throughout the room.It not for everyone and it certainly doesn't reflect the rest of my cottage style home.but my kitchen is separate from those rooms and there is no way it will ever be incorporated with the rest of the house.It was never meant to be such.
This reno and floor are great.Country Living stylists are not so great.
I think the linoleum is great - but I certainly wouldn't choose that color if I were considering selling that house in the next few years...
I like the floor but the rest of it -- not so much. All that purple/blue/white is too cool for a kitchen. Where's the warmth? It's especially odd in an old house like this that's otherwise very inviting.
LOVE the sink..and the dogs. As for the rest...nice at first glance but over time I'd get the blues with sooo much blue.