An Underrated View on Floors

There is a certain beauty to the mundane for which only a few can see or realize. To consider them mundane, is to render them too normal or too usual to be appreciated, realizing that a world without them leaves a hole in the greater scheme of things. Today, we talk about the unpopular view of floors; the very anchor and foundation to every interior.

When one walks into a room, the usual first impression is fixated on feeling. Then it moves down to the objects in it, then the room’s details. But have you ever wondered how the very ground we walk on is taken so much for granted? Do you ever stop to wonder who has walked the same floor you’re standing on? The ground connects us to the whole world. It is the very foundation of earth.

In today’s modern world, people tend to put much importance on their destination rather than the journey. Everything is set in a much faster pace that we tend to forget to stop, look down, and appreciate where we are and perhaps where we’re standing, figuratively and literally.

There’s so much you can take from a few seconds of appreciating the land you walk on. Beautifully made floors are a remnant of the past, however, they give value or meaning to your present, and are walkways to your future. They constantly help us to stay grounded one way or another.

Another way of looking at it is through aesthetics which designers can very much help us with that. Online there’s a large community of people contributing to the appreciation of the beauty of floors from all over the world. You can view the thread of photos through the quite popular hashtag, #Ihavethisthingwithfloors.

Perhaps, the next time you find yourself standing on beautifully made floors, appreciate it. And pool it in the thread to give us a great view of some of world’s underrated works of art – the floors.