I have a wool rug in my bathroom but it's not the rug we use for stepping out of the tub or shower.

This is the only pic I have handy and I was really taking a picture of the tub. Also it was taken with a phone camera. But you can see part of the rug in the photo.

It's been in use in a bathroom for about 18 months and looks perfectly fine.

I agree that I find the spa like ones are very slippery and I also am not crazy about the rubber backed.
If you have the room for a nice wool one and then use just the bath mats that look like towels and keep them folded on shower or tub doors then you just use them when you get out of tub.

I have a rug from Target - it is probably polypropalene (spell?) but a synthetic fiber that wears well. When stepping out of the shower, I use a hand towel to absorb the water.

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Exactly what Lyban said. Use the bath mats (it's like a heavy towel) when getting out of tub/shower. Then hang to dry.

Nice rug in front of vanities.

I really, really don't like *bath rugs*. My MIL uses bath rugs in her kitchen. Did I mention I don't like bath rugs LOL???

tina

I do not care for the "bath" rugs but I do like to use the rubber backed, washable rugs in front of vanities. In my personal BR, I find they get dirty from hair and hairspray. I don't think I could get by with a rug that was not machine washable. There really are some nice ones now - color block, bordered, etc. with a nice weave - my favorite is a berber weave.

Same for my kitchen - have to have washable rugs. We're messy cooks.

Tuesday

I have this hooked wool rug in my upstairs bath. I just put my bath towel on top of it and step out onto that from the shower. I haven't had a bit of trouble with it.

I agree with Tuesday that bathrooms need washable rugs unless the room is so large that you don't run across it while wet or while using hairspray, makeup etc. I'm pretty picky, but I find that Penney's has a huge selection of latex backed rugs that mimic the look of more expensive ones. After getting new flooring in my home, other than my handknotted ones in the living and dining rooms, the others are washable. I can either throw them in the washer or spot clean them very easily.

I have rubber backed in my small guest bathrooms. I have a large hooked wool rug in my master (use my towel bath mats on top), it is big enough that it supplies coverage for both sinks, the bathtub and the shower.

I just bought several Ralph Lauren cotton bath mats that are working out very well. They're not latex backed and they're not reversible, the back has knots on it. Perhaps it's the way the rug knots on the back fall but, they don't skid on tile floors. They go through the wash perfectly and are very soft and "coushy" underfoot. I'm very happy with them....and even happier that I found them at TJ Maxx and didn't pay full price for them.

my3dogs - That's one beautiful rug!

The following rugs are synthetic of some sort..made in Turkey. They are not wool. I have had no problem with them getting wet and smelling. They get vacuumed once a week.

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Master Bath - I have three of these. One under each sink and one in the toilet room. We use a bathmat for the shower and tub.

i have a wool area rug in front of my tub and then a plain one in chocolate brown that goes well withthe colors in front of my vanity. I have a few of the hotel style thick bath mats that get washed a few times a week foor when we bathe that get put down in fron of the shower or over the wool rug to step on. they get put over the side of the tub or towel bar to dry. They have them at Target for a decent price. My kids use their hand towels. We always have a surplus of them for some reason? I think it is because they wear less than bath and washcloths. ? I don't know why?

How about an indoor/outdoor rug? They can just be hosed off, they won't slip and slide, and they come in all kinds of shapes, designs, and colors.

Yes, I have those bath mats like at a hotel - just couldn't think of a name for them. I fold it over the tub when done & wash with bleach.

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I would do a wool in my bathroom, too. Wool wears like iron & is so forgiving. Wish my carpet was wool.

SMiles:)