Do you know anything about the glues used, vis-a-vis allergies, toxicity etc? Does it smell? I remain intrigued…
I cannot vouch for potential allergens in the cork tiles themselves, although they are constructed of a 1/4" of normal cork-board looking cork bonded to a harder veneered surface which provides the more varied surface appearance. Which means there could be some kind of bonding substance to which one could potentially object. The smell of the tiles themselves is pretty negligible.
The contact adhesive is 3M Fastbond waterborne contact cement #30. It has a mild odor. Kind of a pleasant, innocuous odor, imo, not that I spent time deliberately inhaling it. Here’s the company’s website:
http://www.corkfloors.com
Hah. I have an unAmerican kitchen, then. My fridge is so small it only has spaces for TEN eggs. Who sells eggs by tens, for Pete’s sake? The Estonians or the Chinese? Hmph.
Yes, a very tranquil vibe. Very nice! Good work, Emm.
I agree, the kitchen space looks very comfortable, and the natural looking floor is beautiful. I especially like all the windows with the little panes. I am curious what direction the wall of windows faces and whether you get a lot of direct sunlight through the windows? My final question is, “Who washes all of the windows?” Let me guess?
With all of those teens! Its an easy guess…
The ADD adult with whom… 
And that’s another thing. My fridge is so small you can’t put a whole ham in it; you have to settle for a hamlet.
roughly southeast. The windows in the pic with kids are south. In fact, there are so many windows that when we planned the kitchen we had to completely exclude any hanging cabinets. Hence, the bank of drawers along the rear wall of the house.
We have huge (HUGE) trees surrounding our house. They significantly limit the direct sunlight, but reduce the temp by about 10 degrees in the hot summer months.
Answer: NO-ONE! They’re completely scudgy.
Actually, the backs of the stools are pitchforks.
And the legs are axe handles.
I have this little ongoing fantasy of a world Chiff gathering. I’d gladly host it with one caveat: I stink as a hostess. But it’s cool, as long as folks don’t mind having to get their own drinks and so forth. Some bossy chiffer can get here early and kind of take charge of that hospitality stuff.
Yes, I can see me being Miss Popularity after that one
I’ve blown the power here but it was only one house. 
Looks great, Emmline - and you know, “Farewell to Cork Dust” would be an excellent tune name…
What does he make them with, prickly pears?
btw, nice kitchen. Ours is a tad more cramped and cluttered, er, I mean cosy and intimate.
Mel Gibson saying, “just a skull? this scene isn’t nearly gory enough! bring me a flayed head fer’ cryin’ out loud!”
Goodbye, cork dust. We will miss you!
Am I the only one that thinks this sounds like a great title for a tune? 
You are not. I think so as well.
Beth, aka Avanutria, suggested so as well.
Submissions welcome.
I will be your live-in chef as long as you allow me to fix only vegetarian meals, allow me to not work when I am ill (which means all the time lately), pay me $500 an hour, give me your car, allow me to have as many pets (including goats and horses) as I want, and give me your bedroom to sleep in.
Let the labor negotiations commence! I’ll do it under the same terms Cran noted, except a) I’ll do it for only $495 an hour; b) I will prepare omnivorous or carnivorous cuisine, if requested; and c) I’m willing to undertake to not bring any goats. Probably. Oh, and I’ll supply my car; you’ll just have to pay for the gas. As you can see, that’s a much better deal.
wow…tough call. give me some thinking time…