Fake. Gross. Old-Fashioned. Probably full of nasty chemicals that we used to be oblivious to. Right?
Wrong!
Seems that for once, something that was widely used in American homes in the 1940's won't give you cancer. Hooray!
Linoleum is a all natural, very green, biodegradable flooring made of ground cork, wood flour, linseed oil, gum, mineral filler and resin. It's mixed and poured onto jute or burlap, and viola, a flexible, natural, noise absorbing flooring!
Nowadays, the United States doesn't even manufacture this stuff anymore. We're apparently too busy giving people plastic poisoning producing vynl. We can import it though, from Scotland or Holland. They seem like cool countries.
Look how beautiful we can make linoleum look these days:
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| Forbo Flooring |
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| Eco-Lovely! |
| I am floored (hehheh) when I think of how this awesome flooring has been pushed aside. I think we should start a linoleum resurgence revival. Of course, there are a couple disadvantages: it will bubble under standing water, it's not a fan of humidity, it doesn't like to be put on top on concrete because concrete is acidic...but these are small prices to pay for your overall health, especially considering that these problems can be easily avoided with an extra layer of underlying burlap and a water based or wax sealer. Brilliant. |
Wow! I did not know all that! So, we have to get it from Scotland or Holland? That shouldn't be to difficult? I loved the cool, new looks! Bedrooms! Heck, even the front room! NOW I see where you were going with that! Investigation: on! Btw, I LOVE your blog-style. Very fun to read. Of course. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!! :)
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