A simple black and white check provides a relaxed, country feel in this otherwise more traditional green kitchen. The flooring is an ecofriendly product called Marmoleum — a natural linoleum product that is available in sheets, tiles and click planks for easy installation. It is extremely durable, nontoxic and simple to maintain with a water-based finish coat that resists scratches, dents and staining.
A bright and charming basement kitchen creates a coherent scheme with each colour complementing the next. A white Corian work top wraps around grey silk finished lacquered cupboard doors and draws. The look is complete with hexagonal terracotta floor tiles that bounce off the original brick work above the oven adding a traditional element.
Seemingly indestructable, terrazzo gets an A+ for durability, and also for its good looks. This material, made of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished, can score high for sustainability too if no- or low-VOC sealers and low-impact aggregates (like recycled glass) are used. Terrazzo's one shortcoming is that it can be tough to stand on for long periods of time.
Seemingly indestructable, terrazzo gets an A+ for durability, and also for its good looks. This material, made of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished, can score high for sustainability too if no- or low-VOC sealers and low-impact aggregates (like recycled glass) are used. Terrazzo's one shortcoming is that it can be tough to stand on for long periods of time.
Concrete is a natural material composed of a binder, a filler and water. The binder is most commonly Portland cement, but it could also be slag cement or fly ash. The filler is an aggregate of anything from river stones and gravel to sand or crushed glass.
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