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[quote=Anonymous]Would love to hear your experiences with linoleum.

We are about to embark on a 4-decades-in-the-making kitchen renovation, trying desperately not to break the bank. The kitchen is our main entrance to the house. We have kids and dogs. No mudroom — just a section of the kitchen reserved for pegboard coat hangers and shoe racks.

House is a small 1930s cape. 8ft plank ceilings. Decent lighting and light. Kitchen is open to dining room/tv nook, both of which have white oak floors. Cabinets will be white shaker with bit of open walnut shelving (1.5” thick — we are repurposing a slab we already have). Backsplash will be a white tile — like glossy, large subway tile with a bit of texture (surprisingly affordable). Haven’t decided on the countertops (the guy doing the work recommends quartz for affordability/simplicity, plus we might use the walnut slab for smaller countertops, too).

Our goals: clean lines, a feeling of openness (as much as possible with 8’ ceilings, ha!), a bit of warmth/cheer/organic look, and something that could be consistent with the 1930s cape architecture but without tipping to quaint, kitsch, or “noisy.” And not going into debt.

We had been considering slate-look porcelain floors, but I have also been looking at linoleum in various colors — a simple gray/charcoal, the marbled cream look, or even a bright color like yellow/lime for cheer. But it’s really hard to picture. And I worry about its durability — would linoleum get scratched up by the dogs? Would all the dirt tracked in from outside ruin linoleum time? Does it require more significantly more maintenance than tile?

I find this all so hard. Any experiences or opinions welcome. Thank you. [/quote]

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