My mom is redoing her kitchen in the reminisant of "50's diner" style. We have just started to think about the design and like the bright red, black & chrome/silver look.

We are open for ideas on the type flooreing to go with. She has considered the black& white square tiles used in the day, but that seems a bit too much for her.

Also, we are stumped on the color for the paint. She has a white tile backsplash on alot of are, so its really only the eating wall the is all painted and then small areas on other walls.

Like most open floor plan houses now, the kitchen can be seen from most area in the house. Keeping that in mind, we dont want to go "crazy" into the 50's, just with 50's touches.

Any input is of great value.

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Try for a row of mirrored tiles behind/across the eating area, and start looking for a retro chrome dinette set...shiny chromed [silver] legs, red formica [hard plastic] top, band of chrome around the edge of the table-top. Sometimes you can even find chairs to match with padded fake leather seats and backs. Look for a wall-clock with a neon ring around it, or a kit-kat clock with a pendulum tail. If you like indoor-outdoor type carpeting [easy to clean up] a nice deep gray with perhaps a patterning in it? You can always put mats in front of the sink and the stove for added protection. Have fun!