It's the little surprises & curiosities that keep old house people thriving! Once DH & I found a patio under 9" of soil & were so excited we dug it out while waiting for DH's parents to arrive from out of town to see the 'new' house. Needless to say, when they got there, we were filthy & standing in front of a crumbling, uninhabitable house - & the look on their faces said it all: you need to be committed! But we were elated over finding a 150 year old patio that hadn't been seen in over 20 years.

I look forward to seeing your pink & grey tiles & whatever other surprises await.

Theres nothing like company coming to inspire the completion of projects! (or at least the attempt, lol)
I'm glad you are excited about your pink and grey tiles. I hope that they are in good shape. I just saw on hgtv lisa laporta cover up some that were in perfect condition on a bathroom floor and it was a real shame. I think that she should have chosen a paint color to make the bathroom seem more modern and updated instead of putting junk over perfectly good a thousand time more interesting tiles. I ususally enjoy that show, but I had to turn it off that time! And of course on another program they are installing the exact same tile for an edgy retro look. Go figure.
kathy

Finally! After charging the battery, searching for the cable, getting annoyed by my lack of understanding of Mac iPhoto, and remembering how to upload to Flickr, here are the pictures!

A patio! Wow, that would be a find! I've often thought about what the next owners of this house will think of our changes. "Ugh! Who would want... xyz" as they curse what we did and put it all back the way we found it! I saw (linked here) a great picture of a pink bathroom where they had painted the walls a shade of brown that really made the whole room work.

Here is a link that might be useful: Foyer floors

I could be wrong, but that looks like old fashioned linoleum. Very cute!

Hi blackcats13. I agree with cosmikcat, that the foyer floor looks like linoleum. Those folks weren't afraid of color, were they. Pink & grey was very popular in the late 50s & early 60s (think felt skirts w/pink poodles on them. There was also a Formica in pink & grey in a boomerang pattern, I think), so your floor could date from then.

Linoleum needs to be waxed with linoleum wax/polish (which comes in a liquid; Armstrong makes one) to protect it from wet/water. It takes a buffing beautifully.

Oh yeah, that is really fun! And so much better than the orange and brown vinyl. Thanks for sharing the pictures, I always love to see discoveries in old houses. Enjoy!

Thanks for the tips! I will add it to the to-do list ;) I agree, it is rather fun and we plan to keep it for awhile!