the floors of a retail space need to be enticing – but practical.  hopefully they’ll need to withstand a lot of foot traffic.  dressing rooms, though tiny in square footage, get an awful lot of traffic.  carpets can get worn and grungy pretty quickly.  and yet you want something nice and soft for potentially bare tootsies.

this is why i love FLOR.   you can choose from a variety of textures and colors.  you can customize the size and shape.  and you can replace them relatively inexpensively.  they can go on top of most any type of flooring (hardwoord, laminate, concrete) and you can install them yourself.  pretty darn brilliant, right!

they’re also a good idea in front of any mirrors you have on the sales floor.  remember – someone may need to come out for a better look and they might be barefoot.  i used to have this incredible alpaca rug – but it got so trashed, it was ridiculous.  think low-plush, inexpenve for any rugs in retail.

i also like these round rugs you can buy at IKEA.