Exhibit 5(a) and 23(b)
                             INTERFACE, INC.
                           2859 Paces Ferry Road
                                Suite 2000
                          Atlanta, Georgia 30339

                             August 26, 1996


Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street
Washington, D.C.


     Re:  Form S-8 Registration Statement -- Interface, Inc. Key Employee
          Stock Option Plan (1993)

Gentlemen:

     I have acted as counsel for Interface, Inc., a Georgia corporation
(the "Company"), in my capacity as Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of the Company, in the preparation of the referenced Form S-8
Registration Statement relating to the Company's Key Employee Stock
Option Plan (1993) (the "Plan") and the proposed offer and sale of up to
450,000 shares of the Company's Class A or Class B common stock, $.10 par
value (the "Common Stock") pursuant thereto, which were authorized for
issuance pursuant to Amendment No. 2 to the Plan dated February 27, 1996
("Amendment No. 2").  In connection with the preparation of said
Registration Statement, I have examined certificates of public officials
and originals or copies of such corporate records, documents and other
instruments relating to the authorization of the Plan and the
authorization and issuance of the shares of Common Stock as I have deemed
relevant under the circumstances.

     On the basis of the foregoing, it is my opinion that:

          The Company was duly organized and incorporated and is validly
existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with an authorized
capitalization consisting of 80,000,000 shares of Common Stock (Class A
and Class B shares), par value $.10 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share.

          The Plan and the proposed offer and sale thereunder of up to
450,000 shares of Common Stock authorized pursuant to Amendment No. 2
have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, and
the shares, when issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Plan, will be validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable.

     I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to said
Registration Statement.

                         Sincerely,


                         /s/ Raymond S. Willoch
                         Raymond S. Willoch, Vice President, Secretary
                         and General Counsel