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Staying grounded on Instagram


A few years ago, taking an iPhone shot of the floor might’ve earned you some suspicious side eye. Thanks to the popular hashtag #ihavethisthingwithfloors, today it joins taking selfies and food shots as another strange behavior normalized by Instagram.

It started in 2014 with the @ihavethisthingwithfloors account. An anonymous photographer in Amsterdam curates carefully composed images of colorful patterned tiles from all over the world. The feed is a dizzying array of mosaics, with tile designs shaped like cupcakes, animals, martini glasses, geometric shapes and scripty text.

Seasoned local Instagrammers know floors in Baton Rouge aren’t too shabby, either.

Here are a few interesting patterns we’ve spotted around town and on social media.


 This article was originally published in the March 2017 issue of 225 Magazine.