I only put down a bath mat on the floor when I'm using the tub/shower. Otherwise, it hangs over the edge of the tub.

Who cares if it's outdated or not in the photo shoot?!? If you like a rug in there then put one in there, janruppp I use bath mats for shower and tub, they are just easier to wash than a rug.

I don't care for rugs. Don't know if they're out dated or not tho. Does seem like the more modern sleek look is often void of rugs. But, I just have a problem with rugs breaking the flow of the floor. Some people are like that <g> I used to have a bath mat by the tub. Now just lay the towel on the floor to step on. Thanks to my Braava robot sweeper, my hard surface floors are swept and mop nearly daily so throwing my bath towel on the floor doesn't bother me :)

I have a very modern apartment and I still use a rug in front of the vanity. I don't want to stand on cold tile. I am going to replace the rug in front of the shower with a bath mat.

I use a bath mat in front of the shower door, but if I was submitting my bathroom photo for Houzz, you can bet you won't see a bath mat in the photo ... it is called staging! Also many people post photos of their finished bathrooms before they add all their stuff to them, so you won't see bath mats, toothbrush holders, etc.

I don't know if it's dated, but I like a rug in front of the tub/shower. I don't like stepping out with wet feet onto tile, and don't like the look of a bath mat hanging over the edge of the tub.

Errant_gw- I have those memory foam-type rugs for stepping out of the shower.

I never step out with wet feet.

It is your bathroom, design it however you want. If visitors do not like it, suggest they "hold it" and use the bathroom at the McDonalds in town.

Thanks for the staging idea. I'll remember to hide our fuzzy toilet cover.

Absolutely not. As long as there are drips there will be rugs in front of sinks/showers tubs (for me). Plus it is so nice to stand on a soft rug while at the sink or stepping out of the shower, even if I'm mostly dry. Water on tile = slips. In winter, our tile floor gets cold, so for those nocturnal visits it is good to have some throw rugs. I don't put on slippers to pee at night.

-Babka

One way to deal with cold floors is to install subfloor heating if you can. ... If not I agree with the idea of some rug/bath mat to make for less cold. I use subfloor heat for warmth and a rug for water by the shower but then I have a towel rack lower on the back of my door to hang rug when done with shower. This helps keep the bathroom looking sleek and the rug clean between showers.

OTOH, I took great effort to install sub floor warming and a mosaic in front of the tub. DW put a bath mat over it. (sigh)

She says it is less slippery than the tile which was selected to be less slippery for bathrooms. (larger sigh)

Our contractor offered to put in the sub floor warming system, but we declined as it would be a waste of money for us retired folks who don't get up and going at the same time every day And in the night time you are in and out of the bathroom before the floor could get warm. My son and his wife have it and love it.

-Babka

They are functional. Who wants to fall down on your tile coming out of the tub or shower. It's a safety thing for us.

I have several in our master bath. It's by far the coldest room in the house. Even the sheet vinyl is cold in winter, LOL. But yeah, when we eventually go to sell, up they come and out they go............

Even with in-floor heating, we have rugs in front of the shower and tub. They are simple Ikea bath mats, which blend nicely with the tile color. And the cats like to race in to the bathroom and skid on the rugs, so who am I to remove them?

We have in-floor heating, pretty tile, and rugs to stand on when exiting tub or shower --and a rug in front of each pedestal sink. Do you want to mop up water splashes? I don't.

We don't have in floor heat but have a mat in front of the shower and one in front of each sink. I don't like to stand on the cold tile either - and not just in the winter.

For staging and pure looks I do not like bath rugs or toilet lid covers. In my home our flooring is grouted and any drips will not bother, wanted to use it inside the shower but opted at last moment no to. I do (sometimes) step on the end of my towel but mostly just let the floor drip dry and it does quickly. We also have radiant heat in floor, though do not use it often. I use a toilet lid cover in my master... would rather not but I sit on the closed lid often and don't want that thrill.... well you know.... hehe

So staging or not... that is the deciding factor... otherwise do as you like.

I also want to add that toilet lid cover selections are so limited they must be out of style! Any help as to where to find a really nice one will be considered...

So, I just googled for some lid coverings... haha, came across this about them... if you have time and want some laughs read the comments...

funny comments about toilet lid covers...

We don't have an issue in our bathrooms on the main level, as the heat register is located in a spot that makes the floor toasty outside the shower/in front of the sink. Cold floors are an issue in the basement bath, which has a cold floor and is cold anyways, because it is in the basement. I am looking into rugs. They are easy to remove if you want to sell.