Linoleum, anyone? This long-wearing flooring shows signs of staging a comeback. (includes related article on the restoration of linoleums)

Country Living | February 1, 1998| | Copyright

This long-wearing flooring shows signs of staging a comeback.

"Linoleum? Isn't that the same as vinyl floor covering?" asked a young salesman at a flooring distributor in Dalton, Ga. No, it is not.

As your grandmother probably knows, linoleum is a floor covering made of natural materials - linseed oil, cork, jute, resins, and natural pigments, which give it color. No doubt she also remembers how well this once-ubiquitous product wears.

"Linoleum in my mother's kitchen was still serving her well after 35 years," recalls David Collins, general manager of ...

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