I’ve recently rediscovered floorcloths, a refreshing alternative for dressing up your flooring. Let’s face it, there are just some places that aren’t suitable for standard fiber-based rugs.

If you were the artistic wife of a sailor back in 17th-century France, you didn’t let modest means deter you from decorating your home in style. You transformed your husband’s old sails into ...

If you were the artistic wife of a sailor back in 17th-century France, you didn’t let modest means deter you from decorating your home in style. You transformed your husband’s old sails into ...

If you were the artistic wife of a sailor back in 17th century France, you didn't let modest means deter you from decorating your home in style. You transformed your husband's old sails into ...

I’ve recently rediscovered floorcloths, a refreshing alternative for dressing up flooring. Floorcloths are about as vintage as you can get and for a good reason: They are durable, lie flat on the ...

Q: We have a row of French doors leading out to the patio from our living/dining room. There's a lot of traffic going in and out. I would like to put a runner or something to protect the floor in ...

It used to be that floorcloths were for the fashionable set, used over marble floors in all the best European entries. The finest came from Bristol and Dundee where sail cloth was hand-painted in ...

Floorcloths are beautiful to look at, warm underfoot, easy to care for and can convey any style, from richly historical to folksy to modern chic. Sounds like an irresistible product for the home.

If you were the artistic wife of a sailor back in 17th-century France, you didn’t let modest means deter you from decorating your home in style. You transformed your husband’s old sails into ...

If you were the artistic wife of a sailor back in 17th century France, you didn't let modest means deter you from decorating your home in style. You transformed your husband's old sails into ...