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Homes across the United States have used floor cloths to decorate bare floors for hundreds of years. With traditional rugs or carpets being unavailable or too expensive for American settlers, worn ship sails were recycled into the first floorcloths. Stenciled, patterned and painted pieces of ship canvas were sealed with layers of varnish and became known as “oyl clothes”. By the beginning of the 19th century the wealthy were able to order these floorcloths from England. However, in America professional house and ship painters were creating beautiful floorcloths o f their own. Marbled designs in geometric patterns were popular. Entire scenes were created with wildlife and foliage of the native countryside. Floorcloths are not only decorative, adding color to match an existing theme, but also serve as tough and durable protective floor coverings. They are made to endure heavy traffic and clean up with the wipe of a sponge. With technology improving rapidly over the years, today’s tough vinyl flooring can now be used instead of canvas. Painted finishes on the back of vinyl flooring scraps has become a marriage of old and new methods of floorcloth composition. Vinyl is more durable than canvas and can be cut into endless shapes to fit the design. Floor clothes can be custom designed to suit a family’s lifestyle. Bold, humorous, whimsical or cheerful floorcloths can make a house a home. Any living space is suitable for the perfect touch of a colorful floorcloth. These beautiful custom designed products are truly an artistic investment for a home with a whole new perspective. Floorcloths are art underfoot and so much more. |
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