Just Plain Nostalgic
Posted by Teresa | Filed under Musings
In today’s times people are looking for comfort – something nostalgic, something that reminds them of, say, their grandmother sitting in her favorite red rocking chair knitting a blanket or a sweater.
FLOR’s new pattern – Just Plain Folk - gives a nod to handmade craft, all while staying true to our modular concept and bringing the best of the old to life in that new and modern way you’ve come to know from us.
(image : Just Plain Folk in Linen with a full -size tile border of Lanyard in Linen)
We took a traditional cable-knit textile pattern and by the nature of abstracting it and applying it to a tile in different rhythms, we wound up with a modern approach to a more traditional aesthetic.
In Lanyard, also recently released, your rug is livened up with rich dashes of color weaved throughout that neutral, comfortable cable-knit pattern. The small splashes of color also serve as a bridge to mixing in some solid color accent tiles.
There are many interpretations that these two products can take on. Here is an example of how one of our Houston Store design consultants brought Just Plain Folk and Lanyard together.
By the nature of how these products are stitched, they look almost like they’re cut with pinking sheers, with that abstracted feel of sowing, which brings us full circle back to that favorite quilt that keeps you warm on chilly nights and holds a special place in your heart.
For more stories on how people have used these products click here & here.
Loyalty has it rewards.
Posted by Teresa | Filed under Musings
As a loyal Musings reader, we invite you to enjoy the privileges of FLOR’s Private Sale. Starting tomorrow, November 3, use code BGAM5AA7 when placing your order by phone at 1.866.281.3567or at checkout on FLOR.com and receive 15% off all FLOR styles*.
*Offer cannot be applied to a previous order or combined with another offer. Good from November 3 through Friday, November 19, 2010. Code not valid on products from the FLOR Outlet or items already discounted.
A brief announcement from FLOR …
Posted by Teresa | Filed under Musings
We don’t usually like to tout our own horns here at “Musings”, but we just wanted to take a moment to share some news that we are pretty excited about.
In case you haven’t already noticed, we recently launched a newly designed website (below), which also includes a great new online design tool: the FLORbuilder.
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The Chicago-based agency, 50,000 Feet designed both the new website and the FLORbuilder. We think they did a great job and hope everyone enjoys the new shopping experience. Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think.
Also, we’re happy to announce that we’ll soon be opening the doors of our second national retail store – this time in the
That’s it – no more boasting. We were just so excited we couldn’t contain ourselves.
(We now return you to our regularly scheduled content…)
Where the dinosaurs roam…
Posted by Teresa | Filed under Musings
We absolutely love hearing how FLOR fits into your life. Here, one customer shares how they transformed their son's "big boy room" into a dinosaur-worthy fantasy.
Check out Abby's story and photos, below:
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"We love your product and your company philosophy. We just installed these House Pet-Grasshopper tiles in my son Noah’s bedroom – he just moved into his big boy bedroom and he loves that the floor looks like grass now. So much better for his dinosaurs to play on!
We have your product all over our house – in the play room, in the mud room, in our master bedroom and now in Noah’s room. Fabulous stuff. Just wanted to share our story. Thanks!"
- Abby R.
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That's a stylish playland if we ever saw one. Thanks for sharing your FLOR story, Abby.
Send us yours at FLORstories@flor.com and we may feature it on our blog in an upcoming post.
The future of suburbia – reimagined.
Posted by Teresa | Filed under Inspiration, Musings
Voting opened yesterday for Dwell magazine’s Reburbia design competition. While I’m not an architectural guru, I do love to see what imaginative solutions this year’s finalists have come up with as a way to reshape and revitalize suburbia.
This year contestants have come up with all sorts of clever designs that include everything from space-age travel solutions - Arbia (think: The Jetsons), to ways to reclaim and repurpose vacant parking lots and big box retail spaces – Bumper Crop and Livablox. There’s even a design using freeway wind turbines powered by passing traffic – Parasite Catalyst. All designs share a vision of the future that is at once inspiring and ecological. Ingenious is an understatement.
Design: Airbia
Design: Bumper Crop
Design: Parasite Catalyst
If you haven’t heard of this competition or taken the time to look through the 20 finalists’ designs, I highly encourage you to do so. Cast your vote for your favorite vision of the future of suburbia. You’ve got until August 18, 2009.
