FLOR'd

While perusing my mail the other day I came across a FLOR catalog. Surely, you're familiar with <a href="http://www.flor.com/">FLOR</a> carpet tiles. Their tag line is "Inspired Modular Floorcovering."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_pf4bdeigNNpLrJf6Y3WFhz-DFkrjKqZ1UA7eeXGeNV6pelP8ZdC5N4koGa0ZroZ8D-z64jTXOxgmkvrmeXpyJS7j9BureuTOfoX5ocB8va-gt3iIXV2Fml_tpBXLMXvJeMxAdb9eKQ/s1600/1020-05-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_pf4bdeigNNpLrJf6Y3WFhz-DFkrjKqZ1UA7eeXGeNV6pelP8ZdC5N4koGa0ZroZ8D-z64jTXOxgmkvrmeXpyJS7j9BureuTOfoX5ocB8va-gt3iIXV2Fml_tpBXLMXvJeMxAdb9eKQ/s320/1020-05-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have to admit, I've never considered purchasing carpet tiles for my home. I've often thought they might work in a basement or playroom but that's about the extent of it. And while my view on carpet tiles may or may not have changed, I must tell you what most impressed me about the catalog was the rooms themselves. The interior design grabbed my attention. A lot of the rooms in the catalog were gorgeous . . .  I felt myself wanting to see more. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnFBtACtQALCagZdhah36WDAOClSsJsQzRStLypbIuM-V8DFPXGcg12nzFqn_istHZC71qB_SrIZBXrKjK7PKX2L4-FWVTfE6skvA-BumqZjFpqbohCaYLhoIl7x-8tXaOAH5m4LFw0M/s1600/1216-01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnFBtACtQALCagZdhah36WDAOClSsJsQzRStLypbIuM-V8DFPXGcg12nzFqn_istHZC71qB_SrIZBXrKjK7PKX2L4-FWVTfE6skvA-BumqZjFpqbohCaYLhoIl7x-8tXaOAH5m4LFw0M/s320/1216-01-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The spaces ranged from traditional to modern to transitional.  A variety of styles - something I always respond to. Love the cabinet in this entryway. And who doesn't need a little leopard stool?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrhVJlEkFkDnXN43kf__nuMSBnfmRqoNMg3VwmRzMZ1mYFvhAP9ib2hKe6Uyv96V2qk6Z2CRJflxOppwGOIjtZj0KTTc8Q9daH_fNFGF_IL_XEH1e654YPFpjY37WGF8FtqO0ko_-VHk/s1600/1298-02-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrhVJlEkFkDnXN43kf__nuMSBnfmRqoNMg3VwmRzMZ1mYFvhAP9ib2hKe6Uyv96V2qk6Z2CRJflxOppwGOIjtZj0KTTc8Q9daH_fNFGF_IL_XEH1e654YPFpjY37WGF8FtqO0ko_-VHk/s320/1298-02-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I ran across this photo with the <a href="http://www.flor.com/sophistikat-cobalt.html">Sophistikat</a> tiles in a modified zigzag I stopped dead in my tracks. I knew I had seen this before. A quick internet search confirmed it . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lxRfkk0Xun1kvkY35QGCPEMQeGPd16c6hJZkwtg4GxrOBu3XL3ZikfMJjWgaJU17yOqBSau5uZ1NknznSsa7aoMZoCExs7ElKhCibklwtUww8-NDRcvTO8o5PLLbAS1icpXp0p6JkGs/s1600/de7689f59992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lxRfkk0Xun1kvkY35QGCPEMQeGPd16c6hJZkwtg4GxrOBu3XL3ZikfMJjWgaJU17yOqBSau5uZ1NknznSsa7aoMZoCExs7ElKhCibklwtUww8-NDRcvTO8o5PLLbAS1icpXp0p6JkGs/s320/de7689f59992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This image was featured in Traditional Home (via <a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=73307&index=20&currentPage=1&searchQuery=entrance%20foyer%20entryway%21&searchType=photos">DecorPad</a>). Now, obviously there are some small differences - mainly the styling on the console and the arrangement of boxes underneath - but this is undoubtedly the same foyer. Of course, the rug is different. <br /><br />That's when it occurred to me that maybe the styling in the catalog was so great because these are actual designer rooms that FLOR has modified with its own carpets. Duh. In fact, I even emailed the company to verify this fact but haven't received a response yet (as I just emailed them around lunchtime). I'll let you know if/when I do. I'm sure they have permission to do this, and I'm not trying to rat them out. Just thought it was interesting.<br /><br />Here are some other rooms I was drawn to . . . <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCTmguQB1osUKDc5W8dpJ1wY32fPqtUUA8yBnPxUxkUBon7Z7mYbApie4Iy_t4aODHV-D9Yl8JOhbFpD0vzd_keAC83HsjpZQ7wjaK-HmU98KIVzI_Twes76-_cgrpnVJSD8xiHY8xPo/s1600/63-1334-01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCTmguQB1osUKDc5W8dpJ1wY32fPqtUUA8yBnPxUxkUBon7Z7mYbApie4Iy_t4aODHV-D9Yl8JOhbFpD0vzd_keAC83HsjpZQ7wjaK-HmU98KIVzI_Twes76-_cgrpnVJSD8xiHY8xPo/s320/63-1334-01-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This photo also looks very familiar. Love the green bed, the lamps and the bookcases. Not as crazy about the carpet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPbigQOx8dnIBuEap77csHXktAUWrvVC__PbuKwHqiTpwSs9DkEaD8OHGl3zJTSQX1bpu4CI6LAC5s6Va2bMNa718fuL1A1RusCV8Wyec47zpgqVPjw7iCla58XHXrikRwHkGFFiXC_M/s1600/25-1303-01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPbigQOx8dnIBuEap77csHXktAUWrvVC__PbuKwHqiTpwSs9DkEaD8OHGl3zJTSQX1bpu4CI6LAC5s6Va2bMNa718fuL1A1RusCV8Wyec47zpgqVPjw7iCla58XHXrikRwHkGFFiXC_M/s320/25-1303-01-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're a fan of suzani patterns, this <a href="http://www.flor.com/more-rockin-pattern-slate.html">one</a> is for you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrVoakiMIird34marhNYNqDipiqVz39DwruRo8CpFDAlfo4WHgp-X_GIMce5ujT1U31UPuBaWYWA-eR9ca_Oab9nNxTJsLiywaX-0KURPwgg8mNqSYZ-Zp1ibGrvHJA9t7du5MNZsK8E/s1600/25-1304-01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrVoakiMIird34marhNYNqDipiqVz39DwruRo8CpFDAlfo4WHgp-X_GIMce5ujT1U31UPuBaWYWA-eR9ca_Oab9nNxTJsLiywaX-0KURPwgg8mNqSYZ-Zp1ibGrvHJA9t7du5MNZsK8E/s320/25-1304-01-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love the colors in this <a href="http://www.flor.com/mag-neat-o-radiant.html#">Mag-Neat-O</a> design. It's no secret, I like <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/01/you-zig-and-ill-zag.html">zigzags</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TC96vJtvqj9q7Gvxo6OH18fn-u8xhG6ApGIWCPNnBBtAfey_BmiCGf_h8ai9fmofePvY119P3omwYqWOqxHhPoiiXtbyCHXuXiiXmU-f4DV-IQPAxFcYD50Eq0Rgn8Eaw7xAPTHN15Q/s1600/25-1306-01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TC96vJtvqj9q7Gvxo6OH18fn-u8xhG6ApGIWCPNnBBtAfey_BmiCGf_h8ai9fmofePvY119P3omwYqWOqxHhPoiiXtbyCHXuXiiXmU-f4DV-IQPAxFcYD50Eq0Rgn8Eaw7xAPTHN15Q/s320/25-1306-01-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flor.com/fine-feathers-multi.html">Feathers</a>! Not sure this is for me, but how cool is that?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0hCOYPl_hTDHqKb04eVjt-kPqkY0O546-FfXqiMZdrPsfDW-xJ3824RsDqxU_mf57gaH4fZkmUdTKCCN5xJqYYZUr8vbPHCBXmX-R99z66mOF1OMRbK-OxqbvCARnlAH8dkWsgL0QQ0/s1600/Flor2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0hCOYPl_hTDHqKb04eVjt-kPqkY0O546-FfXqiMZdrPsfDW-xJ3824RsDqxU_mf57gaH4fZkmUdTKCCN5xJqYYZUr8vbPHCBXmX-R99z66mOF1OMRbK-OxqbvCARnlAH8dkWsgL0QQ0/s320/Flor2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Just a pretty room, and I like this simple <a href="http://www.flor.com/warm-welcome-gold-leaf.html">pattern</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, Martha Stewart has a line of FLOR tiles. Is there anything this woman has not put her name on? The following three designs are from her line. They may be my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JySsBrUfWOC7YP16a0-sx0uSMfXqscOVABf88ahm5OdK6CsrutPrMpYmBF5FmYPqEpgelPuoS9QPs-AhSDtuX1mArS8DnxKrOqM0bUsEcRtSgvShWi8FckbIiOXAbqKqRj9z1mzgGhg/s1600/1215-04-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JySsBrUfWOC7YP16a0-sx0uSMfXqscOVABf88ahm5OdK6CsrutPrMpYmBF5FmYPqEpgelPuoS9QPs-AhSDtuX1mArS8DnxKrOqM0bUsEcRtSgvShWi8FckbIiOXAbqKqRj9z1mzgGhg/s320/1215-04-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This<a href="http://www.flor.com/lattice-reed-branch.html"> Lattice </a>design reminds me of the design down the side of my blog modeled after Quadrille's Java Java fabric.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9qTft6JyutX0WkYmCb9CNX3l9eMxhuSWccZX2blbcLGpHQ900N_PwG4rngbA9pVljs8rmGVy2Uy246azmus0eJSOO2dXBhadwbSZAYtI2BYWJn7l_wA_riBS8vGXGAtoDUzMsVaLguU/s1600/IMG_4247-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9qTft6JyutX0WkYmCb9CNX3l9eMxhuSWccZX2blbcLGpHQ900N_PwG4rngbA9pVljs8rmGVy2Uy246azmus0eJSOO2dXBhadwbSZAYtI2BYWJn7l_wA_riBS8vGXGAtoDUzMsVaLguU/s400/IMG_4247-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo via<a href="http://thedesignersattic.blogspot.com/"> The Designer's Attic</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqJBqzF44bxH6lFHh9xPII4ovV46AmWhg5TlOIk9dBXvjTB-IkXlz-ShIGloRNb2K83JgMGWLMiihnKz93niCnALNzpixWhcKGztpHbmHxOvzfiZ6KXYW4tsA_-nPXmkj7_5xKDqE8Rg/s1600/1184-04-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqJBqzF44bxH6lFHh9xPII4ovV46AmWhg5TlOIk9dBXvjTB-IkXlz-ShIGloRNb2K83JgMGWLMiihnKz93niCnALNzpixWhcKGztpHbmHxOvzfiZ6KXYW4tsA_-nPXmkj7_5xKDqE8Rg/s320/1184-04-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love this <a href="http://www.flor.com/faux-bois-moon-bisque.html">Faux Bois</a> pattern.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVqPio9ETeSA2j2sKna7T0X0W3oiQBObLnto6bjhcVgSuFnOb9h46B1AqjKSHiXtjx2yt7mRk0VIrOIgUDQccHAYgZReGHOyt3EvnRi6k_qFKJPZXwqYSvvD6S8Azy_Y-OmgxO6f3VAo/s1600/1260-03-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVqPio9ETeSA2j2sKna7T0X0W3oiQBObLnto6bjhcVgSuFnOb9h46B1AqjKSHiXtjx2yt7mRk0VIrOIgUDQccHAYgZReGHOyt3EvnRi6k_qFKJPZXwqYSvvD6S8Azy_Y-OmgxO6f3VAo/s320/1260-03-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And this <a href="http://www.flor.com/serengeti-raven.html">Serengeti</a> pattern would add pizazz to any room.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, a lot of these tiles are not cheap and there are definitely more cost-effective options out there, but I think they offer a unique flooring solution for some. The idea of being able to change out a damaged or stained square is somewhat appealing in my two-child, two-dog, one-cat home. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, what do you think? Would you ever cover your floor with FLOR?<br /><br /><i>UPDATE: Julie Zanoni, the PR person from FLOR, responded to my email with the following information: <b>"FLOR's photography is actually shot in real people's homes. Basically, the homes are found through agencies, so it is likely that homes have probably been used for multiple publications, etc."</b> Very interesting, I think. </i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: <a href="http://www.flor.com/">FLOR</a></span></i></div>

FLOR'd

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