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First - lovely kitty - twin to my Basil

Second - I'm an interior designer and I am familiar with FLOR. Of course, design is all a matter of opinion. Go wall to wall or cut it short. But I would suggest about a 2” to 2-1/2" gap on each side.

Now to cut the tiles you can either cut both and have two equal side by side. Or you can cut one and have a full tile down the middle and two shorter tiles on each side.

Hopefully the FLOR tile came with cutting instructions. If not, purchase a metal straight edge from an art supply store that is several inches longer than the tiles. Flip the tile over and on the backside, measure dimensions in several locations, mark and then use the straight edge to draw a line with a ballpoint pen or a sharpie along your marks. Using a fresh utility knife blade and on top of a cutting surface, line up the metal straight edge and hold it firmly in place. Rather than cutting through all at once, make several soft cuts through the tile. Once through, if the fibers are connected to the two cut pieces, use scissors and cut. If the fibers edges are a little ragged, turn the tile right side up and use the scissors on a slight angle towards the tile and trim the fibers - these cut edges should be the outside edge of the runner.

Good luck!