A kitchen rug could be just what you need if you feel your kitchen has taken on a clinical look, or is just too hard and functional.
A handmade rug gives life and variety to this kitchen
- A warm rug placed in front of the sink or work surface will make your kitchen far more welcoming.
- Ideally rugs for your kitchen should be hard wearing, easy to clean and dark colors.
- Although sometimes hard to obtain, long runners can compliment a line of kitchen units.
- For 'L' or 'U' shaped kitchens, select rugs which fit the spaces without looking as if they are forced into position.
- All rugs for the kitchen should be heavy and robust, but not stiff. They will then lay perfectly flat and not turn up at the corners.
- It's essential to have special pads or underlay fitted if your rugs are placed on ceramic, vinyl or other smooth flooring. The pads will prevent the rugs from slipping.
- Wool is one of the most resilient fibers, and a wool rug will be easy to clean. Cooking spills, if you get to them straight away, are easier to remove from wool than from cotton or other fibers.
- A kitchen is one place where hanging rugs on the walls is not a good idea, as they will absorb grease and food particles produced from your cooking.
