framed vintage linoleum

i found some old linoleum under the drysink in our barn this weekend and decided to clean it up and frame it.  there's more out there so maybe i'll do a couple more of these and put them in the shop some time.

plus while i had my camera out i snapped a picture of this vintage rug i bought at auction.

and also the beginnings of my garden this year.  it was so relaxing to be in the garden this mother's day.  and i'm kind of loving on the pea trellises i made.  plus in the middle picture you can see weeny baby lettuces in the bed in the foreground.  i just snickered to myself when i typed weeny. 

vintage wallpaper and linoleum

I found this shop, Second Hand Rose, which is located in NYC. They have a pretty extensive collection of vintage wallpaper and to my surprise, vintage linoleum! That's hard to find. Here are a few wallpapers I particularly like and a roll of linoleum I'd love to put on my floor. Snazz.

real old-fashioned linoleum

Real linoleum flooring is made with 100% natural ingredients including linseed oil, cork, limestone, tree rosin and natural minerals and it is installed with solvent free adhesives. We bought some for our home from a company named Forbo.

Here are some samples of original 1920s-30s(?) linoleum flooring I found here. I searched the web for examples to show you and they were hard to come by. We have some old crumbly sheets on the floor of our barn, of all places. And I found this interesting bit of information here: "And where most vinyl patterns are printed into the surface, linoleum's colors go all the way through. As linoleum wears, different layers of color are gradually revealed." I like this. That last link also has some suggested books and articles on linoleum if you want to take a look.

Above is a video made by Etsy's Tara Young of a cottage renovated in a 1930s-40s style. The owner talks about a 1920s linoleum rug which is quite beautiful and in amazing shape.