Armstrong Flooring® Kaleido™ Color Lab—A Digital-First Design Tool , Now for Floors And Walls

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Armstrong Flooring® Kaleido™ Color Lab—A Digital-First Design Tool That Puts Creative Control in the Hands of Designers, Now for Floors And Walls

AHF Products announces Armstrong Flooring® Kaleido™ Color Lab, a breakthrough in luxury vinyl tile (LVT) customization that transforms the role of the designer from specifier to co-creator. Kaleido empowers interior designers to go beyond selecting SKUs—offering a structured yet playful way to shape color, pattern, and spatial identity through an intuitive, digital-first platform for both floors and walls.

Unlike other tools that only offer selections within fixed parameters, Kaleido Color Lab opens up a system of over 500 remixable combinations. Designers can mix and match base patterns, vibrant accent colors, and format sizes in just three easy steps, visualized instantly through a streamlined online experience.

In addition to floors, designers now can use Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) as a commercial wall covering when the correct products, adhesives, and installation methods are specified. What began as a creative design workaround has evolved into a legitimate wall covering strategy for offices, retail spaces, healthcare facilities, hospitality environments, and mixed-use developments.

“Kaleido isn’t just about choosing a product—it’s about authorship. It gives designers control over how color, pattern, and scale interact within a space, so they can express not only aesthetic ideas but emotional tone and brand identity.” – Oxana Dallas, Principal Designer, Commercial, AHF Products.

Designed for Today’s Design Professional

Kaleido was created with the modern designer’s workflow in mind—balancing creative freedom with simplicity and precision. At the core is an intuitive customization engine that guides users through selecting a base pattern, applying an accent color, and choosing the ideal product size. The interface removes complexity from the creative process, letting designers move from idea to specification without friction.

“Designers are always looking for ways to extend the use of performance materials beyond the floor. Using LVT on walls allows us to create cohesive environments that balance durability, cleanability, and visual impact. In commercial interiors, vertical LVT delivers both design flexibility and practical performance.” – Oxana Dallas, Principal Designer, Commercial, AHF Products.

With integrated, real-time visualization tools, users can preview their designs in curated commercial interiors—or upload their own project spaces. This speeds up decision-making, builds client confidence, and makes it easier to translate creative intent into clear outcomes.

Kaleido also supports a wide range of functional and strategic design needs. Whether reinforcing brand color palettes, creating intuitive wayfinding, establishing zoning, or shaping the atmosphere of a space, the system offers both aesthetic depth and practical utility. Its patterns are bold but balanced; its palette expressive but cohesive—enabling designers to tell stories through the floor and wall without sacrificing performance.

And because Armstrong Flooring LVT is made to order in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, it reduces overproduction and waste, minimizes inventory requirements, and shortens lead times—supporting both sustainable design practices and agile project timelines.

“Sustainability isn’t just about materials anymore—it’s about responsible systems. With Kaleido, we’ve built a made-to-order model that delivers exactly what’s needed, when it’s needed, without the waste or excess.” – Oxana Dallas, Principal Designer, Commercial, AHF Products.

The Core of Kaleido: Structure Meets Freedom

At the heart of the Kaleido program is Mixtera™, a new pattern family designed in-house and rooted in the biophilic principle of Complexity and Order. It features three versatile designs:
– Prism, a random linear pattern with dynamic rhythm
– Mosaic, a soft, non-directional texture with textile-inspired depth
– Mirage, an organic, fluid design with tonal movement

Each is available in two neutral base tones and can be paired with any of 28 curated accent colors, including the brights and neutrals of Duo™ and three colors drawn from the popular Terra™ collection. Tandem™ offers five coordinating neutral solids that round out the offering, allowing designers to contrast, layer, or ground their compositions with confidence.

The visuals suggest softness and depth—evoking the character of woven materials—yet every product is built on a high-performance, USA-made LVT platform with Diamond 10® Technology for superior resistance to scratches, scuffs, and stains.

Available in 6×36 planks, 18×18 tiles, and 18×36 tiles, Kaleido offers unmatched design flexibility for commercial environments, from education and healthcare to hospitality, office, and retail spaces. To explore the Kaleido Color Lab and start designing your own custom floor and walls, visit https://www.armstrongflooring.com/commercial/en-us/products/lvt-luxury-flooring/kaleido.html?size=24

“In commercial spaces, designers need materials that do more than look good. They need surfaces that perform, clean easily, and hold up over time. Using LVT on walls gives us a way to extend durable, resilient materials into vertical applications without compromising on aesthetics or maintenance efficiency.” – Yon, Hinkle, VP of Product Management for Resilient Flooring, AHF Products.

Key Takeaways

You can use LVT on walls in commercial spaces when installed correctly – including other Armstrong Flooring popular LVT collections, such as Kaleido™ Color Lab – semi custom LVT, Mixtera™, Tandem™, Biome™, Coalesce™, Duo™, Exchange™, Terra™, Theorem™ and Parallel™ USA 12 and 20 plus Unify™ quick ship.
LVT adds durability, moisture resistance, and easy maintenance to vertical surfaces
It creates cohesive floor-to-wall designs and branded feature walls
Proper surface prep and adhesive selection are critical
Only LVT products approved for vertical use should be specified
Always verify fire ratings and local building code compliance for vertical applications, especially in healthcare, hospitality, and educational environments

From healthcare to education, hospitality to retail, and office environments—it flexes effortlessly across every commercial segment, proving that bold creativity and real-world performance can coexist beautifully.

“You are not just assembling pieces, you are creating something original. Another major advantage: the minimum order for a Kaleido created sku is 2500 square feet . AHF Products is the only manufacturer offering this capability, made possible by in-house production at its Beech Creek and Lancaster (Pennsylvania) U.S. facilities.” – Oxana Dallas, Principal Designer, Commercial, AHF Products

*Minimum of 2,500 sq. ft. per sku ordered

About AHF Products

AHF Products is a leading hard surface flooring manufacturer in the USA with a family of trusted brands serving the residential and commercial hardwood, tile, and vinyl flooring markets. With decades of experience in award-winning flooring design, product development, manufacturing, and service, we create quality flooring to last for generations through inspiring designs, innovation, and a deep commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential flooring brands include Bruce®, Armstrong Flooring®, Hartco®, Robbins®, LM Flooring®, Capella®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, Raintree®, Autograph®, Emily Morrow Home®, tmbr®, Crossville®, and Crossville Studios™. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract™, Hartco Contract™, AHF Contract®, Armstrong Flooring, Parterre®, Crossville, and Crossville Studios. Headquartered in Mountville, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing operations across the United States and in Cambodia, AHF Products employs approximately 3,000 dedicated team members.