It looks fabulous! The colors in the marmoleum appear to be custom made to match that bamboo, and it's a beautiful, perfect combination (at least on my monitor here). The graining works well in either direction, but if you have enough to do it, I see a slight preference to line up the grains of the floors rather than miter it at the joint. It's only a slight preference, though. Again, I think it looks totally custom, and will be stunning after install. A few slow, deep breaths, then look again? Good luck with your decision!

Yes, DEEP BREATH :) celticmoon, it looks gorgeous! The colours in the marmoleum match perfectly (IMO) with the bamboo flooring and your other elements. I don't think it would be easy to find a more perfect match between two totally different flooring types. It will look amazing!

I think it looks great, but I completely understand the second guessing and the panic---I'm right there with ya.

I think it looks PERFECT. I don't see much taupe in it at all and think it compliments the bamboo perfectly.

Take a deep breath, salvage whatever retirement funds you have remaining:-) and go ahead with the install. It will look great.

BTW - at least you are expecting some retirement fund, I am convinced at this rate that I will be working until the day I die.....

I see tan and orangish...The kind that goes with the bamboo. Gray tones mixed with tan could mix into a taupe appearance, but I'm sure not seeing that purply rose tone that taupe gives off. I went through this kind of angst with wall colors, then noticed it looked different every time I walked into the room because of different angles and light, and I needed to relax. "Perfect" at all times just isn't out there, mostly because the way we 'see' things can be affected by so many things, including just what mood we're in. You were careful about picking this out...I think it will be just fine.

Thanks for the comments. The graining will have the same direction - not like the first picture.

So you are not seeing a potential clashing, a pinky vs. orangey thing? I will go insane if that happens after living 10 years with taupe carpet at war with oak cabinetry throughout the house. I am trying to fix that, not recreate it!!!

Nope, I don't see clashing, at least not on my monitor. I also don't see a pinky colour.

I think you have seen this before:

The color is Granada. Is that what you went with? In my home, I don't experience any pink or taupe. Just gray and orange. Paint color on the walls may help or hurt, if you do see a problem.

I think you're just having a last-minute panic. It happens to all of us. Chances are, you'll love the marmo more than anything else you picked! I wish I had used more of it in my house!

Ooooo, very nice, Amysrq.

Granada was one of the samples I dug out when I couldn't sleep last night. Along with Carribean, Donkey island, Asian Tiger, Van Gogh, Shell, Smokey Quartz.....

I am feeling much better. I am making friends with the Shitake Marmoleum sample as I pass by hauling everything back into my newly floored study book by book, file by file.

Thank you all so much.

I am so grateful for this board!!

It looks great on my color-screwed monitor, Celticmoon, and you're almost certainly going to love it anyway, but your question suggests you haven't laid a whole bunch of squares out for viewing. If not, now with your very handsome bamboo down is a great time for it. If necessary, the install could be delayed while you make sure, and it sounds like you should. BTW, you know the way to make something look less taupe would be to place taupe alongside it, but that also goes in reverse...

Great idea, Rosie.

BUT this is sheet goods, a gigantic roll in a nearby warehouse tagged for install here Monday.

The trial layout - and the option to return a box o squares - are definitely things people should consider when deciding sheet vs click. We'll tuck that into the "if I knew then what I know now" GW repository.

celticmoon, the match looks great on my computer screen. Since you are not going with a pattern the large sheet with less seams makes more sense so don't beat yourself up on that decision. Second guessing is natural when you put so much time into these decisions.

I just went through this. I had existing red and whit oak flooring with huge bevels that meets up with new cumaru flooring at the kitchen dining room door. I had to choose a complimentary oak color that morning! They were very patient and helpful as I narrowed it down to two colors. Then I just chose. It took several days before I fell in love for the first time with the existing refinished floor. I didn't choose it, and I still wouldn't choose it, but it looks the best it ever did.

I can't help the image that comes to mind, and maybe it'll make you smile too: I'm seeing you as a pampered Persian cat confronted with a sleepy new puppy. All what is that? And is it trained? It's going to want to "play", isn't it? And high arched back and sticky out hair all over the place.

I totally get the "taupe" reading you're getting off the floor. But it looks just as fabulous with the bamboo as you thought it would. It is the old vinyl that's making it look most taupy. There isn't actually taupe in the marmoleum. It's your eye and mind mixing it.

Worst case scenario: It still looks a little taupe from certain angles. But we know it ties together the new kitchen and the bamboo and everything. So... What? Taupe isn't so bad. And it's not really taupe.

Good luck with the installation.

Its going to be good, but I know what you're going through. I think I am on my 25th countertop sample.

See, I told you you should have gone with the Asian Tiger! No, just ribbing you. I think it looks fantastic with the floor. Picks up just the right amount of sameness with just the right amount of contrast. You did good. It's a rollercoaster ride, this kitchen thing. It will be beautiful.
Lisa

Celticmoon,

You are adorable second guessing yourself. You made a
gorgeous choice. I love how it looks. Beauty is what I see
on my monitor. It is coming together and is going to look
fantastic.

To Quote you.
"...all I see is that pinky grey purply ashy tone..."

Heavens, not at all. The floors look great together
and with all the elements it is perfect.

Plllog is right it is the new puppy you are fretful
about. Once it is installed it is going to feel so
comfortable, easy, wonderful and look amazing.

Now be good to you. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite
and put your feet up to relax. You have been working so
hard on this renovation that you are lost in the details
and forgetting the big picture.

~boxerpups
from a girl who is always second guessing her choices.
Thank heavens for GW.

Celticmoon, I meant buy (and return) a box of squares if possible. A little late now, but not too late to carefully check out the roll stuff before it's cut and glued. You know the installer probably has plenty of war stories about mind-changing and will likely try to give minimal opportunity for viewing, but you could always go stand on it and refuse to move until you made your decision.

I'm loving it too! And I have definitely not been shy to speak up about other possible choices. It does blend so well with the bamboo flooring. I don't see taupe and I don't see the purple color. If those are colors you are not wanting, as someone else posted, you can choose the wall color can lead it away from those colors.
I hope you will love the flooring once installed!

You are right Rosie, I could order and return squares. But rather than a delay I am forging on. I will be soooo happy to have this phase over by Tuesday in time for Christmas. Reflooring half the house has been pretty disruptive.

I do feel a thousand times better about the Marmoleum choice. You all have been great about reassuring me, as have people IRL. The Cabernet with my chop last night helped too! I know now it will be fine.

I am working in my reassembled study now continuing to 'bond' with both the bamboo and the Marmoleum sample there in the doorway. All is good.

Here is how crazy this stuff gets me. Partway through the bamboo install Wednesday I was sure that the bamboo was an awful choice too. How nuts was that?

This is why I am better with tweaking what I have. I am upended over change (meow, hiss! what is THAT doing here?!). Remind me never to do a tearout. I would go completely bonkers.

I can't wait to see it. Your bamboo is drool-worthy for sure!

Good luck and thank goodness for GW.

Trish

celticmoon, Your choices are beautiful and I think the bamboo and marmoleum go together perfectly! I just want to say that you are not alone in second guessing your choices. I just went through a total meltdown over my backsplash tile - after it was up, I just hated the color and thought I made a terrible mistake. I could not sleep at all last night and when the contractor came back to grout the next day I told him to rip it all down. Luckily for me I have a very patient contractor and he talked me down from the ledge, and convinced me that I chose that tile for a reason and that I shouldn't 2nd guess my choice. He was right and now that it is grouted, I really do love it! This kitchen renovation thing is all so overwhelming - we have soooo many choices to make that it clogs up our brains and stresses us to the breaking point. Stay with you choice - it will be beautiful! Good luck!

I LOVE IT!!!

Looks like Asian Tiger, LOL. (The color when first laid is more yellow due to the "ambering" - that will fade.)

I am so exited. I've waited years for this day!

Thnaks again for the handholding last week.

celticmoon - it looks great! I am probably the only one that doesn't know this, but what is the difference between Marmoleum and sheet vinyl?

Marmoleum is real linoleum--made with cork and linseed oil. It's considered a "green" product. It wears really well--we have 50 year old linoleum in our kitchen that has now suffered some water damage and stains, but unlike vinyl, the color layer just doesn't wear through. It comes in tiles or sheets.

Vinyl is, well, plastic. A lot of people say linoleum when they mean vinyl, particularly for sheet products, hence the confusion.

It does look great, just a little more subtle than Asian Tiger. So glad you like it.

countrygal 905 - Marmoleum is made from natural raw materials while vinyl is chemical based. Marmoleum is a good choice for a number of reasons, especially if you prefer natural products. Think of buying your flooring at the grocery store as opposed to the gas station. In addition, the colors in Marmoleum are softer and more natural looking than vinyl.

Here's a link with more info:

Here is a link that might be useful: Marmoleum

YAY!
Lisa

Marmoleum "feels" different than vinyl, more like leather than plastic. Much thicker and stronger. Warm underfoot and forgiving of dropped stuff. Water tolerant. Nonstatic, so pet hair doesn't flee the broom. A cut or ding can be repaired by melting some scrap. Hides dirt really really well.

Downside? Not widely available. More expensive and much harder to install than vinyl. The subfloor needs to be perfect and the installer needs to know what she/he is doing.

Way gorgeous...Definitely not a bit taupe!

I really liked the feel of the click samples I brought home. I know you will love it. It just was hard to make work for me between availability and my subfloor.
Happy for you!
Lisa

That looks wonderful and so comfy! I've never forgotten the feel of my old, old linoleum floor long ago, but it took me years of in-styles to decide I'd really like to have it back again someday. And you do. Stroll barefoot for me, please. :)

Fabulous!!! It was worth all those go rounds to find just that right color. Now, go find a sunbeam and curl up on it. :-) You deserve it!