Blue Kitchen Floor by Elmslie Osler

In this Southampton renovation of a 1960's ranch house, architect Elmslie Osler added continuity to the interior by carrying blue accents through the crisp white spaces. The kitchen's blue is found in that striking floor...

The project's description describes the floors as tile, but I'm not seeing much more detail than that. Are they some kind of resilient tile material? Porcelain? It's not clear exactly, but one thing's for sure: that oceanic blue bouncing its fresh hue off of the ceiling is exhilarating. See the rest of the home, the Alexander Residence, at eoarch.com.

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Looks absolutely amazing!

posted by seb in montreal on September 3rd 2009 at 8:07am
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Wow. while the sterility and starkness of the kitchen is a little off-putting, that blue is really incredible. it does just echo off all the walls, washing everything in that tone. BEAUTIFUL.

posted by nikki moore - photography and vintage treasures on September 3rd 2009 at 8:29am
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Rubber flooring possibly?

posted by mschatelaine on September 3rd 2009 at 9:14am
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(judging by the seems, that doesn't look like ceramic tile, but rubber tiles, which come in 12" x 24" and other sizes from various manufacturers)

posted by mschatelaine on September 3rd 2009 at 9:15am
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So clean! I love how the blue radiates around the room.

posted by jeffnyc on September 3rd 2009 at 9:43am
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love it!

posted by leadingedge on September 3rd 2009 at 9:55am
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Tropical water?

posted by gryt on September 3rd 2009 at 10:10am
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Uh...that blue floor is amazing. Is that a fireplace I spot? That makes it doubly amazing.

posted by bitdot on September 3rd 2009 at 10:16am
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Fantastic concept! Btw the specific link is:
http://www.eoarch.com/alexander-residence.html
and there are more kinds of blue floors in there ^^

posted by tulpoeid on September 3rd 2009 at 10:30am
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Well, blue is supposed to be a natural appetite supressant. I don't love it, it's kind of stark.

posted by queenbee1230 on September 3rd 2009 at 11:28am
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Absolutely gorgeous!

posted by azure on September 3rd 2009 at 11:43am
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This photograph is absolutely stunning, but I wonder if it would be a little stark in real life, as Queenbee mentioned.

posted by Kidding on September 3rd 2009 at 11:47am
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I love this!

posted by undercover on September 3rd 2009 at 11:48am
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the entire home is beautiful.

posted by miaedu on September 3rd 2009 at 12:29pm
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Kitchen? Looks more like an abandoned laboratory.

posted by mirandabee on September 3rd 2009 at 1:01pm
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i feel like i'm drowning.

posted by ModernWoodland on September 3rd 2009 at 8:54pm
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