As the Fig Garden Project lurches towards completion--well it never will be in truth--I am thrilled that they hall bathroom finally is completed. And so the affection for cork continues. Cork tiles from Duro Design add complement the retro 1960s tile that I cannot yet bear to replace--and I won’t for now because they are in still great shape. But the dreary linoleum had to go, and so for this bathroom, cork flooring without question it is. I layered it with three coats of stain, and then three coats of urethane. Once finished, the tiles are tough and feel sturdy under the feet--and yet feel cushy and comfortable when compared to ceramic tile. In the future I would love to have an entire house slathered in cork--but for now I am going with the bamboo elsewhere in the home. Consider cork for your bathroom floor: you won’t regret it.

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Recycled cork tiles by Duro Design

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Leon Kaye

Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event. His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about corporate responsibility, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine. Leon works out of Fresno and Silicon Valley, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 60 countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.