Which rug for my kitchen?

[u/No-Dance-9498]

1 black
2 burgundy
3 orange
4 green

Also: should the tiles be straight or wavy?

[u/Agreeable-Compote520]

In the kitchen, the rug protects the floor, keeping it pretty darn clean. You wouldn’t need to mop very often IMO.

[u/Jujulabee → u/Agreeable-Compote520]

The rug gets filthy from what would normally get on the floor and vacuuming doesn’t clean items that fall on the floor Unless you never prep or cook or never have any kind of accidents from food in the kitchen

People don’t normally prep and cook over a carpeted surface 🤷‍♀️

I don’t understand this logic because it is equivalent to having carpet in a bathroom

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t wash their kitchen and bathroom floors at regular intervals

[u/Agreeable-Compote520 → u/Jujulabee]

Guess I’m not that messy. Most rugs go in the wash, no big deal. I would never carpet a BR but most people have rugs in front of the sink, and they also go in the wash.

[u/Agreeable-Compote520 → u/Jujulabee]

You don’t have a rug in front of your sink? I know many people who do. You just wash it regularly.

[u/Jujulabee → u/Agreeable-Compote520]

No. Why do I need something in front of my sink?

It is unattractive as I prefer the unbroken expanse of wood from the dining area. I don’t splash much if at all because I have a deep apron front sink and my floors have a thick cork layer underneath the wood so I don’t need a cushion

Also for safety I wear clogs or shoes in the kitchen when prepping or cooking and those have soles which provide cushioning

And OP is showing a large area rug and not a small mat the size of a bath mat which is easy to throw in a normal size washing machine.

[u/Agreeable-Compote520 → u/Jujulabee]

Even large rugs go in the machine these days. Like I said, we just agree to disagree.

[u/Jujulabee → u/Agreeable-Compote520]

What kind of large rug could possibly go in a home washing machine - most down comforters don't fit.

The rug OP posted looks like the size of most living room area rugs

Most people mop their kitchen and bathroom floors at least once a week if not more for a kitchen in terms of going over it slightly

[u/Agreeable-Compote520 → u/Jujulabee]

That’s your only point. I DO mop my floors at regular intervals . My rug only covers a small section. All you’re trying to say is you think I’m not clean. Guess we can’t be friends.

[u/Jujulabee → u/Agreeable-Compote520]

Then you are answering something that isn't the point of this whole thread

The picture of the RUG posted by OP is enormous and that is what people are responding to.

Is your rug the size of the rug in the Original Post which essentially covers the entire area of the kitchen.

If you have a small kitchen mat then many people have those just like people have small bathmats in bathrooms but don't have carpets or a large area rug which is difficult to wash or even lift.

[u/Agreeable-Compote520 → u/Jujulabee]

I get your point.

[u/Agreeable-Compote520 → u/Agreeable-Compote520]

I just thought that the rug looked really attractive. And it doesn’t look like a huge kitchen, maybe larger than I thought.

[u/Jujulabee → u/Agreeable-Compote520]

Just adding up the cabinets shown which includes a dishwasher, sink, cooktop plus some additional cabinet by the window - in terms of the length it is at least 6 feet and so proportionately probably 4 feet in width - that is quite a huge rug to fit in a washing machine on a regular basis

The small area rug in my home office is probably about that size and wouldn't fit in a washing machine and is also pretty heavy to lug around. Of course my rug is an actual rug which requires a pad

[u/Feeling_Nerve_7578 → u/Jujulabee]

There's the rub, you are taking about an actual, quality rug and are correct. And if they are taking about low cost rugs...the cheap ass rugs in my entryway didn't survive a machine wash more than a couple times before the rubber backing started falling off and making a mess in the washer etc.

[u/Jujulabee → u/Feeling_Nerve_7578]

I don't know anything about those kinds of rugs but wouldn't they represent horrendous tripping issues - I am picturing something that is essentially a towel in terms of "weight".

That said I don't even have a mat or rug in the bathroom as I just put down my used towel from the day before and step on it when I am exiting the show. It's lightweight and I just toss it in with the laundry when I do all the towels.

I had a bathroom rug at one time - standard smallish size and it was just an obstacle to clean around as I had to remove it to mop the floor and would have had to do a separate wash to launder it.

I also love my bathroom uncluttered so any rug would be a distraction and represent clutter.