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It’s tough, it’s fashionable, and it’s easy-to-install. Linoleum is an ideal choice for older home renovations.
It’s not just for your grandmother’s kitchen floor anymore!
There are dozens of different flooring materials, but linoleum remains one of the best options for homes and businesses. While modern day tiling and vinyl flooring see more use, linoleum has been one of the most popular flooring choices of the last 150 years.
Linoleum’s usage in older homes makes it an excellent choice for modern renovations. Today’s linoleum floor coverings are stronger, more durable, and far superior to their historical counterparts.
This makes linoleum an ideal choice for renovations of older homes that wish to maintain their original retro look.
Before you decide whether it’s right for you and your home, here are a few key details you should know about linoleum flooring.
Linoleum is a durable, water-resistant floor covering that can be made of natural materials such as linseed oil, sawdust, cork powder, and jute. These are renewable, natural, and raw materials which makes linoleum one of the most environmentally compatible floor coverings available.
It was the de facto flooring material of the early 20th century, but once cheaper options like vinyl flooring began taking over in the 1950s, linoleum saw less use. It has since seen a resurgence in recent years and is surging in popularity.
“What rooms can use linoleum flooring?” is a common question asked in our showroom. Due to its natural water resistance, it’s a great choice for spaces that experience a lot of moisture, including kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms.
But don’t exclude all the other spaces of your home! With the near-boundless color and style options, linoleum can be suitable for nearly any space in a home or office.
There are modern styles, realistic wood-mimicking looks, and much more!
Linoleum can be installed in a single color or designed with inlays, borders, or other unique styles to create a personal floor unlike any other. Surfaces can be more like museum-worthy modern art, abstract and colorful – all based on your personal preference.
View all 300+ marmoleum colors here
Linoleum became popular after its inventor, Frederick Walton, established it as a durable floor covering for high-traffic areas and spaces in the late 1800s.
Like all of our flooring materials, linoleum comes with its own unique set of benefits that not only distinguishes it from other composites but proves that it could be the perfect flooring for your spaces.
Low Maintenance
Scratch Resistance
Color, Pattern, &
Style Variety
Comprised of Renewable Materials
Affordable Installation
Decades of Use!
The leader in linoleum flooring is Marmoleum by Forbo. Forbo’s Marmoleum and Artoleum are the two top linoleum lines we recommend for our customers.
Since linoleum is so versatile as a flooring option, it can be customized in thousands of different styles and patterns. For example, a custom border feature like this example really made the new floors “pop” for one of our customers.
Maintaining linoleum floors is relatively easy! Our customers love how easy it is to clean with these simple tips.
Whether you’re buying for a business, home, or rental property linoleum flooring can provide the decades of use your family, tenants, or staff are looking for, and without a massive price tag!
Contact us today to learn more about your new linoleum flooring!
If you want a sneak peek at your new floor, come by our Campbell showroom to learn more.
We’re in Campbell, but our customers include larger cities from hardwood flooring in San Jose to engineered hardwood in Palo Alto.
Our full service area includes:
Santa Clara County: Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Campbell, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, San Jose, Saratoga, Stanford, Sunnyvale
San Mateo County: Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, Foster City, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, Woodside
Alameda County: Fremont, Newark, Union City (please call for other cities)
Santa Cruz County: Aptos, Capitola, Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel