Classic Checkered Floors

<div style="text-align: center;">I'll admit there was a time when I didn't like black and white checkered floors because I had only really seen them in retro fifties diners...sure kind of fun but a bit too themey for my personal tastes. Now I know how wrong I was. Done right, these checkered floors can read timeless, classic and elegant. Consider me converted!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsO6tp3-qoxYhEPiOw5DTtm5hZtbjkm8Pc2rItd0DF5x2mEaQPMjCcEmckniczAp8ncErp_BQfwtfX7y_MhISXjW6yMc9tNs7i968WemSmqvdarJeguFXkVxjJgi8snnsSggl95eymLz4/s1600/black+and+white+floor+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsO6tp3-qoxYhEPiOw5DTtm5hZtbjkm8Pc2rItd0DF5x2mEaQPMjCcEmckniczAp8ncErp_BQfwtfX7y_MhISXjW6yMc9tNs7i968WemSmqvdarJeguFXkVxjJgi8snnsSggl95eymLz4/s1600/black+and+white+floor+1.jpg" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dustjacket-attic.com/2013/01/georgian-style-floral-countryside.html" target="_blank">CountryStyle Au via Dust Jacket Attic</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XlUgq6apEcPZTkd6cQFlZ_Uz9yPHhyphenhyphend_EcfhnvfyA9wCmwsVdNPuERH9TiHVsMYi44-mC0eLBRaZj4bvc_qR4yx8ML924kWTLCSHg1XkI89nlMiuztfgNZGHsI0LDtr-uMZ4VKW2lxg/s1600/checked+floor+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XlUgq6apEcPZTkd6cQFlZ_Uz9yPHhyphenhyphend_EcfhnvfyA9wCmwsVdNPuERH9TiHVsMYi44-mC0eLBRaZj4bvc_qR4yx8ML924kWTLCSHg1XkI89nlMiuztfgNZGHsI0LDtr-uMZ4VKW2lxg/s1600/checked+floor+4.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thompsoncustomhomes.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=8&p=1&a=0&at=0" target="_blank">via </a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RczkG9YGddgq8C4mZ26e4tB4t3Jzn7niGBWLHIfGDBjwoJ7zqAESkS-TEE13-4ogny2hyzsxQvTEm3rzL-HzeNPYC7vyxAZ4yFVuaGFPwdB_2MlWYAw6-he__PrCC7hBli_wSLF5giY/s1600/checked+floor+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RczkG9YGddgq8C4mZ26e4tB4t3Jzn7niGBWLHIfGDBjwoJ7zqAESkS-TEE13-4ogny2hyzsxQvTEm3rzL-HzeNPYC7vyxAZ4yFVuaGFPwdB_2MlWYAw6-he__PrCC7hBli_wSLF5giY/s1600/checked+floor+5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via Lonny Oct./Nov. 2010</td></tr></tbody></table>Bonus points if it's marble!<br />xox<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Classic Checkered Floors

I'll admit there was a time when I didn't like black and white checkered floors because I had only really seen them in retro fifties...

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