FLOR Modular Carpet Tiles

Hello Green Phone Booth readers, this is Jess from Sweet Eventide reporting for duty. I know I promised you photos from my field trip last month. Unfortunately while my field trip worked schedule-wise for both parties, it did not work light-wise and being a photographer, it's all about the light and even processing cannot make the photos I took sing to my heart's content. So I have to reschedule that post and report back at a later date about my field trip and the photos need to do that organization and its amazing school garden proper justice!

So today, I'll stay close to home. As in home decor, interior design, and how to combine all that with a desire to support companies who are not trashing our beautiful earth. This is how I shop for house stuff in general, and keep in mind that general = rarely. I go to a website or store and I find things that are visually appealing. Then I do the math and see if it's out of my price range (because I have already tried hard to be at a company that I'm willing to do business with which means not a big box, and/or shipped halfway across the world). Then I get creative and find a way to achieve a similar look at a lower cost/price (cost to the earth/price to my checking account).

I have not actually purchased a FLOR modular area rug *yet* but I've had my eye on them for years because their patterns are attractive and they are really trying to make a good product that is practical for busy, active families (with pets) and not at budget-breaking prices. Here are a few designs that caught my eye recently when a dear friend was rug shopping.

L-R: Tailor Made, Everything Sparkly and Velvet Twist

Here are a few links if you are intrigued:

FLOR Main Site:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/index.html

FLOR Pre-Designed Section:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/shop/rugs/all-rug-kits.html

Sale Section:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/shop/sale.html

The FLOR design help section:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/start-here.html

The FLOR Recycle Program:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/recycle.html

FAQs about FLOR:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/faqs.html

They seem simple to assemble with stick-together, non-toxic "dots."

Here are installation videos:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/install-videos.html

Here are Price Categories:
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/shop/price.html

They range from $5 to $30+, most seem to be around $15. One of the cool things about FLOR is you could buy the tiles a few at a time as your budget allows and then assemble when you've got all the tiles.

Okay, that's my FLOR sales pitch. Now I'm wondering: have you used FLOR? Does it hold up to high-traffic areas (a weakness I've heard about)? I'm a bit obsessed with yellow& grey lately, thus the samples I chose to hightlight, however in my home, I'm all about my other favorite color combination which is red & turquoise mixed with white walls and various woods (floors and furniture). So if and when I get myself a pretty area rug, yellow & grey probably won't be it. :)