1941. Armstrong Linoleum redesigned Mrs. Lorna Baxter's kitchen

MUCH as she liked to cook, Lorna Baxter never was quite happy in her kitchen. And she spent much of her time there, for her family was large. Buying that herb box started her thinking. It was such a cheerful note in her drab workshop. "If the whole room could only look so gay!" That evening, she found hope that it might. On a magazine page, she saw the picture of a dream kitchen transformed from one as drab as her own. She read a promise of that same transformation in her own home—if she would start with an Armstrong's Linoleum Floor. "These floors work room magic with color smart color, modern color, lasting color." And it offered the proof in a bookful of rooms made new again with fashion-setting Armstrong Floors. She wrote for the book. Today the herb box has grown into a window garden. And her whole kitchen has blossomed out like a fresh spring morning. So has Lorna Baxter! Who wouldn't—with a floor of lasting beauty? With colorful walls of Linowall that can be wiped clean with a damp cloth? With smart linoleum shelves and counter tops that won't spot and scar? The cushioning comfort of her new Armstrong Floor was another happy discovery for one who has to be on her feet all day. So warm, too, and quiet. Can you blame Lorna Baxter for wanting Armstrong's Linoleum—permanently cemented in place over felt in every room in her house? 

Even the Baxters can hardly believe this gay, modern room was once an old-time kitchen. The old floor is still there—but it's hid-den by Armstrong's Embossed Inlaid Linoleum, No. 5352, with rounded cove base No. 21. Armstrong's Linowall, Pale Jade No. 773, completely hides the old plaster and its cleaning worries. And sink, cabinet top, and shelves have also been dressed in easy-to-clean Armstrong's Linoleum.