LA's Most Stylish Floors For Your Next Instagram Shoe Snap

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These days, everyone seems to have this thing with floors. There's just something about a pretty patterned floor that tugs at the Instagram-obssessed heartstrings of style mavens. Heck, even Reese Witherspoon has professed her love for fantastic floors. More importantly, however, dreamy floors provide the perfect backdrop for showing off recent shoe conquests.

Luckily, in addition to a host of Instagram-worthy street art spots, LA has some brilliant photo-ready floors, too. We've scouted the city for 13 spots with rad flooring situations to take your next shoe snap to the next level.

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What: Acne Studios
Where: 855 Broadway, Downtown LA
Why: We're not surprised cult-cool Downtown LA shopping haunt Acne Studios was 2014's most Instagrammed store. Look at that floor!

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What: Gracias Madre
Where: 8905 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood
Why: Gracias Madre's trippy floors make LA's style set swoon.

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What: Cecconi's West Hollywood
Where: 8764 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood
Why: Cecconi's alfresco patio floor is just begging to be Instagrammed.

Photo: Cafe Gratitude

What: Cafe Gratitude
Where: 639 N. Larchmont Boulevard, Larchmont Village
Why: Stylish healthy foodies can document their shoes of the day against Cafe Gratitude's charming orange tiles.

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What: Getty Villa
Where: 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades
Why: Your new shoes will totally pop against the Getty Villa's entrancing floors.

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What: Republique
Where: 624 South La Brea Avenue, Hancock Park
Why: LA's cool girls (aka bloggers) never leave Republique without a #selfeet.

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What: Intelligentsia
Where: 3922 Sunset Boulevard, Silver Lake
Why: Forget latte art, this go-to coffee spot's glorious blue tiles are the real photo op.

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What: Alfred Coffee
Where: 11908 San Vicente Boulevard, Brentwood
Why: Fashion's favorite coffee haven knows Insta-worthy floors are practically a requisite in LA.

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What: Joan's on Third
Where: 8350 West 3rd Street, Beverly Grove
Why: Insider fave lunch spot Joan's on Third greets hungry locals at the door with photo-ready tile signage.

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What: Ace Hotel
Where: 929 South Broadway, Downtown LA
Why: You can never go wrong with a perennially classic black-and-white tile combo.

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What: Zinque
Where: 8684 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood
Why: Zinque's killer patio floor is totally like-worhty.

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What: Diane von Furstenberg
Where: 189 The Grove Drive, Fairfax
Why: Just like her wrap dress retrospective, DVF's dress wonderland at The Grove boasts a bold purple-printed floor that is Instagram hysteria waiting to happen.

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What: Cafe Midi
Where: 148 South La Brea Avenue, Hancock Park
Why: Cafe Midi's dreamy floor sitch is cool as hell. Even the bistro-style chairs deserve an Instagram cameo.