Cork Concepts floor tiles, shown here in riverbed, oyster and a custom blue.
Cork Concepts' colored floor tiles come in 16 standard shades or they can be custom-colored for your preferred decor. A good option for bathroom floors, cork contains an intrinsically waxy substance that makes it impervious to liquids and gasses. Cork is also hypoallergenic, highly durable and has sound-blocking and insulating properties.
How it's made: The cork oak tree grows in Portugal and is stripped every nine years for the manufacture of wine stoppers. Environmentally-friendly cork floor tiles are made from the cork left from this production.
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