The Source: American Floor Mats
Wherein I divulge my most-favorite online source for rugs and mats. A love-letter of sorts.
Today we’re adding to our fledgling Source section here at Treehouse, with the addition of American Floor Mats. If you know me in real life, I have very likely spoken to you about AFM because, reader, I am smitten.
This love story began three years ago, when we first moved into our house. As you know, I am a big fan of concrete, however as flooring, it quickly showed its true nature as an absolute demon for knees, backs, calves, ankles. Plainly: standing around on solid rock will hurt your body.
Who knew, but, as a category, anti-fatigue mats tend to be relentlessly suburban. Some have this kind of circa 2006 Blogspot pattern thing going on; the sort of “on trend” option I found to be a ~bit much~; and then there’s Uline, which is, generally speaking, a scary place to hang out, ethics-wise.
But lo! American Floor Mats! Riding in on a white stallion of mat relief; my hero. I went for this marblized surface option in black; I might mess around with the pyramid texture if given another shot. And! You can choose your dimensions and thickness—they are Made. To. Order. My heart!
Does it stop there?
(Please, I *will* get to 1000 words about American Floor Mats, so help me.)
No, it absolutely does not stop there. Mud season arrived and our entry zone/mud room became utterly foul, plus, the rug that was there wasn’t really preventing all that mud and debris from coming into the rest of the house. I went to see what my sweetheart, American Floor Mats, had to offer and got myself a truly gigantic coco fiber entry mat. Once again, customizable by size, pile depth, and color; they cut it how you want it and send it your way.
There are treasures in here, folks. Not a total dupe, but I found this oversized braided entry mat that looks a hell of a lot like the one I covet from Nickey Keyhoe. This one also rules, so does this one. I have definitely seen these in design stores.
My brain gets a wild creative jolt clicking around here. What if you were laying new flooring and added a recessed entry mat as if you were GD supermarket? Could you or a talented friend create an illustration to print on these logo mats? Does another fun use of this social distancing mat exist? What can we do with these squishy, be-speckled gym rolls? Should we add the marblized pattern to the stair risers probably?
If anything, I have to thank American Floor Mats. For their products, sure, but really for unlocking a passion for floor mats I did not know I previously possessed.
Reader, click around and tell me what fun finds (and uses) your see on this treasure map (website). And leave a comment!
Note
No listings this week because I am *away* and I wrote this *in the past* and any listings I would have found would now be *irrelevant.*
Past me, writing this currently, has high hopes to work on June layouts and copy from the plane (we’ll see how deeply future-current me rolls her eyes at this plan). Any new subscriptions that come through this week: I will mail your May issue when I return the second week of June.
Yet another Laura(ren) also loves this post. Having purchased the bit much on trend version I regret the 'Nordique', woof. I do love the comfort. Very happy to upgrade to the actual shape/size that will fit my kitchen and not give me the icks.
I was trying to figure out why it looked familiar when I realized I have been on this site myself quite recently! We were looking for rolled rubber flooring for the outdoor shed we've been converting into a gym space. We ending up going with a cheaper, local option, but go look at the 95% fill rolled rubber flooring--the brown one looks like cork! The red is reminiscent of terrazzo! Truly some hidden gems that you highlighted.