My Spring project is giving my kitchen a new look. One of the few things I didn't like when I bought my home was the wallpaper on one wall in the kitchen and the "box" (on the other side is a built-in bar in the living room) which was painted light blue with a border.
Thanks to the FABULOUS tips I read here on the forum, I successfully painted the wallpaper wall and the "box" white to match the other wall.
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The next step is new vinyl flooring. It currently has sheet vinyl (certainly not the best grade) that covers the kitchen and extends into the laundry and utility areas plus the master bath. The existing vinyl is fine for those areas and I think I'd rather leave those be so I can afford better flooring for the kitchen since it gets so much traffic. Is there any downside to that?
Also, is it OK to install new sheet vinyl over the existing or should the existing be taken up? Ditto on vinyl tile -- could that be installed over the existing vinyl? Which would be better -- sheet vinyl or vinyl tile -- in terms of being longer lasting and the better barrier against moisture and such?
Lastly, I'm seriously considering the old-fashioned black and white checkerboard pattern as it would look GREAT with the white, silver blue and stainless steel. (The appliances have black trim.) Do any of y'all have that pattern or know someone who does? Do y'all think it would be a pattern that would become irritating or tiresome over time? Limiting it to the kitchen would prevent overload, LOL.
Thanks!
Julie