Project: Custom area rug installed over pad

Location: Fruitland, N.M.

Materials: Gulistan Invincicolor

Project: 3,000 sq. ft. retail space combining engineered wood and tile

Location: Largo, Fla.

Materials: Harris Tarkett

Each finalist appearing in FCI magazine in 2003 will receive $250, as well as the chance to compete for the Grand Prize of $700 and a trip for two to Las Vegas during Surfaces 2004.