And, thankfully, the checkerboard floor tile trend fits the bill. Of course, there's always the option to go for bold, classic black-and-white tiles, or neutral-colored tiles for a Joanna Gaines ...

In this cottage kitchen, seen above designed by the English-based team at Vaughan Design & Developments, the floor is covered in a vintage-looking red and off-white checkerboard.

Fact or Fiction: Fake warped floor designed to keep kids from running? Did an art teacher try to prevent kids from running in the hall by painting a warped-looking floor pattern?

Even after the D.C. public schools system promised four weeks ago that it would fix the warped floor at Theodore Roosevelt's gymnasium, Rough Riders junior Asyja Smith was pessimistic. "I didn't ...