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If you like the idea of installing eco-friendly cork flooring, but you’re not seeking a living room floor that looks like the top of a wine bottle, you might be surprised at just how many colors this material is available in.

Cork Concepts is a company that specializes in high-density tiles for use in areas where a durable hard-wearing floor surface is required. And they’re available in lots of colors too.

Their “Muddy Water” color is seen in the pictures here. A few of the other hues the tiles come in are stone, cayenne, black pepper, jet, arctic, silver, olive leaf, and graphite (the metallic colors are particularly unique looking).

The tiles are made from agglomerated cork granules which are taken from the bark of the cork oak tree (stripping the bark does not damage the tree, as it just grows back). The granules are bound together with resins, baked in a mold and then sliced, rested, split and finally sanded on all surfaces.

Among other places, cork flooring is appropriate in kitchens (dropping a dish on a cork floor won’t likely break it, as the material has much more give than ceramic or hard wood), family rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms (particularly for allergy and asthma sufferers).