Paul Smith is the master of stripes. His patterns are part of our daily lives as pillow covers, ottomans and socks. My husband's favorite pair of Paul Smith socks served as the inspiration for our hallway rug.
At 40 feet long, we needed a rug that would put up with the foot traffic, tricycles and trails of crumbs. It is the main thoroughfare between our living/dining/kitchen to the rest of our home. It needed to be tough but also fit within our hallway. We wanted to avoid pairing together separate runners that wouldn't stay put. We were stumped.
FLOR is known to be a resilient and easy to maintain flooring option. With children at home, this was critical. But we didn't want to sacrifice the aesthetic of our home accommodate children. FLOR would be sturdy, but also provided an abundance of color and texture options, which was useful when matching the colors of the sock.
As we unpacked the multiple of boxes from FLOR, we were leery about the ease of install, but it did prove to be straight-forward with minimal 'marital disagreement.'
The FLOR dimensions are 20"x20" square carpet tiles. However, the beauty of FLOR is that you are able to specify if you want your squares cut in half, quarters, diagonally or in half-circles, which allows relatively customizable sizing to the space it's filling. The spacing of the sock's stripes dictated the FLOR patterning and with such a long hallway it was critical to add some space delineation and not have monotonous rug fill the space.
Don't be afraid to take inspiration from something that exudes design integrity, even if it comes from an unanticipated place.
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