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Appreciation post: A 1920s bungalow in Tacoma taught me to always check for a second layer of old linoleum.
Pulled up the top layer last week and found a perfectly intact, original pattern underneath that the homeowner loved. Anyone else run into a hidden gem like that under a bad remodel?
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amyb566mo ago
My grandparents' farmhouse had three layers in the kitchen. We found the original 1940s checkerboard pattern under two ugly green sheets from the 70s. It was like a time capsule, just covered in old glue. That second layer is always the gamble, either a disaster or a total win. Makes you wonder what people were thinking when they covered up the good stuff.
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lee186mo ago
Two layers of linoleum is a new one for me.
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max_cooper215mo ago
Honestly, the teapot stain is sending me. Like, did someone just give up on cleaning and decide to bury the evidence? My money's on a failed arts and crafts project from 1982.
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patriciarivera6mo ago
My aunt found four layers in her bathroom once (the bottom one was this wild pink and black tile). The worst part was the mystery stain under layer three, shaped like a teapot. We never did figure that out. It's always the middle layers that have the weird stories.
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