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FLOR: Review and Giveaway

hypothesis A new area rug from FLOR will be a great way to spruce up our living room while not locking us in to one particular color scheme or style.

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One 25 tile are rug in Modern Mix (Acorn color scheme), and a laminate floor that was in need of a pick-me-up!  About FLOR:

FLORlogo“Launched in the spring of 2003 and based in Elmhurst, Illinois (just outside Chicago), FLOR is a line of design-inspired carpet tiles for the home that lets you create unique area rugs, runners or wall-to-wall carpet designs quickly and easily.  FLOR is a design system of 19.7-inch (50cm) squares that come in a range of beautiful colors, textures and patterns – all designed to coordinate together so you can mix-and-match styles to create custom designs to fit any space that reflect your own unique design personality. Design it yourself or let one of our FLOR experts help you – the choice is yours.”

results After Hurricane Katrina, my husband and I replaced the ruined flooring with new laminate.  We decided to splurge a bit on the area rug, but we figured it would last us for a while, right?  WRONG!  With two small children and an aging dog, the rug has definitely seen it’s better days just 4 short years later.  Sick over the fact that our “investment” needed replacing, I started to search the Internet for better options.  That’s when I found FLOR.

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Several features drew me to this company.  The rugs consist of modular floor tiles that you can customize to create any size or pattern you desire.  Do you like to change the decor in your room frequently?  This is the rug for you!  Simply change out a few tiles in order to create a whole new look for much less money than buying a whole new rug.  Another benefit to modular tiles is that if one tile becomes soiled or stained, you can purchase a small section to replace it!  Now THAT is versatile!

IMG_0601Upon receiving our FLOR tiles, I will admit that I was a bit skeptical.  Can tiles really look like a solid rug?  Would they stay together while vacuuming?  The answer…..YES!  FLORdots (while at first glance appear to be stickers) are actually non-toxic adhesive dots that hold your FLOR tiles together.  You do not have to adhere the tiles to your floor, only to each other!  You can add as many or as few FLOR tiles as necessary to complete your desired look.

Assembling the rug (ours is 25 tiles) took about one hour.  My husband unboxed the tiles and followed the pattern (you do not have to get a predetermined pattern…let your imagination run wild!) using the FLORdots to hold them in place.  It was extremely easy and completely sold him on the company!  Once the rug was fully assembled, I vacuumed the tiles and it stayed together perfectly.  In fact, we had an overnight guest the day after we assembled the rug, and she was amazed that the rug was NOT one solid piece!

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Overall, I love my new FLOR rug.  It was so easy to assemble and the fact that I can replace one section makes it worth it’s weight in gold!  Take a look at FLOR’s Spring catalog to get an idea of all the fresh new looks you can create in your home!  The possibilities are endless!

Do you have a need for a new area rug?  FLOR has generously donated one 5×7 rug in your choice of colors or patterns to one lucky Not-So-Blog reader!

How to enter:

1. Visit FLOR and tell me which color or pattern you would choose?

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and @FLOR_ on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and FLOR on Facebook.

5. Place my blog banner on your sidebar.

6. Subscribe to my Feed.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on March 11th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This product review is the opinion of the Experimental Mommy. Others may have a different experience. FLOR supplied me with a unit for review, but all opinions are 100% mine.

1,174 thoughts on “FLOR: Review and Giveaway”

  1. What a tough choice…I’ve got to go with the Yeah, Baby Rug Kit in “Hot”…I adore the paisley design and it would look great in my soon-to-be office.

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  3. It was hard to choose just one however I think it would be the It’s Business Time Rug Kit in Plum or Olive. I still had a hard time choosing the color too!

  4. I NEED this so bad. We rent a house that is all tile. It would be so perfect. The practical choice for me would be “Rake Me Over” in eggnog. But if I was feeling a little crazy I would love Soul Chic!

  5. This was a hard choice! I fell in love with so many of these patterns! If I had to choose one, I’d pick the Shiny Happy Stripe Pattern in Brass/ Cream. Elegant but still fun!

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!! 🙂

  6. I’d choose the Conservatory Garden Rug Kit in the Martha Stewart Collection. I saw only the one color, which I do love.

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  8. I love the Rake Me Over Lagoon rug. I actually several of the FLOR patterns, depending on which room I am thinking about.

    Thanks for having the giveaway!

  9. I like the Faux Bois I need a rug for my “safari” theme room which I am going to start using as a playroom for my grandchildren. My floors are painted cement so a rug would be warmer and softer for the floor!

  10. Very hard to decide…I like House Pet in the Irish Setter colorway but don’t hold me to it. Lots of cool styles and colors…Great giveaway, thanks.

  11. Luv, luv, luv the pale blue botanical. Would look fantastic in my living room.

    roblyn66 at yahoo dot com

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  13. I really like the Mod Zebra print. Thanks for the chance to win!

    crystal_reagan at hotmail dot com

  14. I have been stalking FLOR for sometinme now…I love the idea! I love the rug sets it just seems so sleek and easy. I would do the rug set round in burgundy.

    Have a great weekend!

  15. So awesome! I would chose Elemental Stripe – Multi {http://www.flor.com/service/flor/shop/item/Elemental-Stripe/P00540250E-P00171.html} for my son’s playroom!

    Thanks!

    Erin
    @erinjeany
    ejsmomej{at}gmail{dot}com

  16. main entry: I like the Red color in Thick & Thin
    Persimmon/Cherry , lots of choices all very nice, thanks
    sewitupjulie at gmail dot com

  17. I discovered the Fedora Cayenne, what a spectacular color for a rug! This is just what we would love for our house!

    So rich, and regal and perfect!

  18. i really like the straight and narrow and I haven’t decided which color. But it’s beautiful, as well as the more opulent La Fonda Del Sol. wow!

  19. I like the Hose Pet 2 Rig. It’s high traffis, and I have 4 dogs and 10 cats. Plus it matches my decor perfectly.

  20. I like Skully (with skulls on it) because my poor son’s bedroom has PINK carpet and I need to cover the pink in the corner where he plays his guitars.

  21. In advance of getting puppies, we replaced our carpeting with wood laminate – and as often as we clean the floor now it’s hard to imagine how dirty the floor was before! A FLOR area rug would be nice and I like the Morning Coffee Cappuccino – although my ultimate designer may think differently! 😉

  22. The idea of FLOR is great. I love the idea of only having to replace one tile if something is spilled, etc. I love the Fez rug kit in Autumn.

  23. I love dozens of the styles and we have lots of rooms that badly need news rugs and or/carpeting. I kind of had a love at first sight thing with the Mod Zebra – especially in Copper!

  24. I would go with the Easy As Pie 1 Rug Kit…. I love the mix of colors (Cream, Earthen and Seafoam)

    It would match our living room perfectly.
    henrysgraphics (at) gmail (dot) com

  25. Yeah, Baby Rug Kit would be my choice. It picks up the blues of my dinnerware and would make a nice contrast to my white Italian dining set.

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