Last weekend, after months of catalog browsing, I bit the bullet and bought some Flor tiles. They arrived just a few days later, and are even nicer in person than I imagined. At first I thought the brown was a bit paler than it appeared on their site, but the color’s grown on me since. I think it’s because it compliments our cat’s fur just perfectly. What’s also nice about the Flor tiles is that the bottoms have a layer of rubber which makes them skidproof. They stay right where you put them (even when a manic cat does bounds around the apartment). And, having one long pattern down the hallway does make it seem bigger (but mostly it looks good in this photo thanks to Chad’s wide angle lens). Amazing Lace tiles, $12 each. — Angela M.