Process for producing decorative surface covering

In a process for producing a non-porous decorative surface covering having an inlaid decoration comprising depositing very fine granules of resinous composition in a layer at least 0.015 inch in thickness on the surface of a backing sheet, heating to sinter the granules into a porous mass of uniform porosity without complete coalescence thereof, applying a design on the surface of the sintered layer with sufficient printing composition to permeate into the porous structure to a substantial depth at the points of application and then fusing the printed sintered layer into a non-porous sheet by the application of heat, the improvement which comprises utilizing as said printing composition a uniform mixture of a pigmented dry blend of at least two colorations and a transparent or pigmented plastisol so that the resulting product has transparent areas dispersed throughout the fused multicolored dry blend in the areas of printing composition application.