> Has anyone heard of using linoleum (with the underside
> facing up) as an anti-static surface?

Says here that lino is anti-static

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_floors_other/article/0,1793,HGTV_3413_4426626,00
.html

Other sites say that anti-static isn't necessarily the same as
giving protection from ESD. For example "anti-static" often
refers to dust and bacteria repelling. It may not also mean
that lino or vinyl is conductive enough to be anti-static in
your context

This glossary of ESD flooring may give you some ideas

http://www.staticsmart.com/esd-static-control-articles/esd_flooring_glossary
.php

Is it possible to -

Use carpet and weave a few strands of bare wire into it ?

Or put a few studs or pop rivets through it, connecting to
chicken mesh or aluminium foil (eg the tough damp course
stuff that builders use) on the underside ?

Have good discharge flooring at the entrances to the room ?

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