1930s Kitchen Floor Tiles

As they are today ceramic tiles were a common flooring choice in 1930s kitchens but the tiles were typically small and arranged to create a mosaic pattern.
1930s kitchen floor tiles. Small 6m2 triple border antique belgian ceramic. By the 1930s they were pasting them to fabric mesh instead. Traditional kitchen flooring in the 1930s. 10m2 110 sq ft sq ft mosaic themed ceramic floor c 1930.
The center island replaces enough counter space to fit a clothes washer and dryer in the room. C 9m2 of 1930 s french kitchen tiles. Starting in the 1920s manufacturers pasted these tiles onto 12 inch square paper backing to make them easier to lay. In the 1930s homeowners rushed to embrace a modern age in their kitchens including innovations such as electric refrigerators polyurethane finishes.
Details like the farmhouse sink and green glass tile add throwback style. The floor layout isn t much to speak of plumbing against one wall appliances against the other wall. This small 1930s kitchen returns to its retro roots without sacrificing modern space and functionality. Linoleum is still made using the original formula which includes cork and linseed oil.
From a general electric ad this before kitchen is squarely planted in the 1930s. The predecessor of vinyl tile was asphalt tile first available as 9 x 9 squares in the 1920s. The earliest cork floor tiles were installed later around 1900.