Modular Flooring, the latest trend under foot

Think the ground underneath your feet is solid? Check again. A new generation of modular flooring products are moving into both the commercial and residential markets at an intense pace. The latest to enter is Armstrong. Armstrong has in fact been producing a, let’s say less cool modular floor, commercial VCT tile for a long time. The new line called MiYO is aimed squarely at the residential market. It features graphic patterns and colors that can be mixed and combined to create unique floors. What makes it part of the ‘new generation’ is that it’s not permanently installed.

The MiYO Flooring Easy Down/Easy Up system makes installation a snap. The Easy Down part: Use the MiYO Grid Liner to help you design your floor. Then stick your MiYO tiles to the Grid Liner using either MiYO Adhesive Tabs or MiYO Spray Adhesive. Either method lets you make any room a MiYO room in just a few hours. Easy Up? Since MiYO Flooring is adhered to the Grid Liner and not to the original floor, you can easily remove it when you’re thinking change.

MiYO is a hard floor. But modular flooring is also gaining popularity in carpet. You’ve probably already heard, or received a catalog from FLOR. FLOR is the residential division of InterfaceFLOR which supplies commercial grade modular carpeting. FLOR is also sold through Design Within Reach.

Modular flooring is smart for a lot of reasons. It allows you to customize a space and change it whenever you want…no guys wearing kneepads needed. If any tile ever gets damaged, pull them up and replace them with new ones. And for those apartment dwellers, you are no longer stuck with ugly hard surface flooring, just lay a few tiles over the top and the room gets right to the top of interior design fashion trends.