Your home floor is probably something you don't think about daily, but that doesn't mean it has to be boring. This slideshow of fantastic flooring options certainly isn't. From psychedelic staircases to pennies as floor tiles, these innovations prove that you're not relegated to the perennial "carpet vs. wood" issue.
Implications - Today's consumer takes a holistic approach to interior design, with everything from walls, ceilings, furniture and floors taken into consideration. Thus, the most mundane and easily ignored parts of the home are becoming a place of aesthetic focus, with flooring companies and interior designers alike looking to incorporate more color and theme into odd places in the home.
20 Fantastic Flooring Options
From Psychedelic Staircases to Pennies as Floor Tiles:
Marissa Brassfield — Sep 6, 2009 — Art & Design
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3D Floor Murals
10 Incredible Optical Illusion Designs to Floor Your Friends
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Energy Generating Dance Floors
A Sustainable Dance Club
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Candy-Colored Floor Decor
Trippy Vinyl Tape Art
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Faux Stone Floors
2 Form Design Pebble Rugs Are Made of Felted Balls of Wool
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Digital Printed Floors and Wallpaper
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Pennies as Floor Tiles
The Standard Hotel New York Uses Currency as Interior Decor
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Faux Pebble Floors
Pachamama ‘Eclipse' Leather Rugs Look Like River Rocks
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Interactive Tables and Floors
Catchyoo's Cool Projection System
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Persian Rug Dance Floors
The Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas
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Personalized Kitchen Floors
Vinyl Contact Paper Makes Any Surface Your Canvas
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Luminous Floorings
'Twilight' Flooring Lights Up Your Way With a Metallic Weave
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Puzzle Flooring
Thought-Provoking Jigsaw Piece Hardwood Floor Covering
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Energy-Generating Flooring
Designpreneur Fuels Eco-Energy Goals WIth POWERleap
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Disco Style LED Flooring
Sensacell Floor Tracks Footprints in Real Time
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Squishy Floors
Tae-Jin Sim Designs ‘The Blooming Step' to Form Floral Patterns
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$1 Million Flooring
Pietra Firma Diamond-Encrusted Tiles
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Interactive Floors
Wisdom Well for Fun Learning
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Home Micro Mosaics
Tiny Porcelain Tiles Give Home Floors A Dramatic Edge
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Fashion Accessories as Flooring
Tiles Made From Recycled Belts
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