What to Do With Extra FLOR Tiles and Carpet Samples
We've been big fans of FLOR carpet tiles for ages now...they've proven to be a renter's affordable solution for our small home office, our stairway and soon, our living room, at a relatively modest cost. But what's equally impressive is what people have dreamt up as alternative uses for FLOR and other remnant carpet pieces around the home. Ample Sample is a site/annual contest dedicated to ideas illustrating how to "upcycle" the more than 700,000 carpet samples that are shipped to architects and interior designers each year into purposeful goods. Here are some of our current favs from last year's entries...
Our favourites in order above, some with instructions to make your own:
- The Rug Dish by MEYLENSTEIN (Tanja Meyle)
- Tulip Recycling Bin by Alesa Rubendall (Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC)
- pLoP ‘n’ pLaY Children's Activity Center by GS&P; Interiors, Birmingham
- mag rac by Erika Blank (Student- Utah State University)
- shoe REstore by Michelle Keeven (Lawrence Group)
- Accent Light by Man Tam
- Suspen(d)se by Jim Pinter/Mike Ritzenthaler
- Fil-a-ment Pendant Lamp by Aaron Petersen
- Carpet Sqr’d Chair by Rahman Polk (Azara Design Lab)
- Carpet Pet House by Helder Santos
Ample Sample is currently calling out for entries for their 2009 competition, and interested parties can enter here to be qualified to be showcased at NeoCon 2009 and featured on the website with blueprints and instructions for public consumption.
Comments (6)
Daily Email
Top Tours
- Jaime and Carleton's Backyard Palm Springs
- Jennifer's Art-Filled East Austin Home!
- Alysia's Treehouse by the Lake
- Moses and Jamie's Whimsical Modern
- A Mid-Century Modern Musicians' Loft
Top Posts
© 2009 Apartment Therapy
The samples make great coasters.
view CJL's profile
I agree with the coasters. I also like them under large potted plants : )
view GreenEggsnTofu's profile
The best part about Flor tiles is that they're low-VOC and partially recycled/recyclable for about the same price as rugs you get from Overstock or Home Decorators. I can't afford most Rugmark certified rugs, so Flor is a reasonable alternative.
view FiatLex's profile
I love the pet bed -- way cool!
Other than that, my library uses them for story time seating for small kids. I get ones that roughly match my installed carpeting for door mats that can be trashed if really destroyed without damaging the wall to wall.
Not too fond of carpeting made into lamp shades... I kind of expect light to penetrate a shade...
view SherryBinNH's profile
Hey great DIY!
If you have a small place and a cat find a small wall cut a piece of the Flor carpet to fit and with small nails attach it to the wall as a great scratching post. My cat loves it and it looks pretty cool too. Way better than an ugly cardboard shag covered tubular thing.
view firehousecat's profile
i, too, have cut the samples in fours for coasters.
view liam.'s profile