Kitchen Runners?
Do you have runners in your kitchen? It has been many many years since I have had tile in the kitchen. I have found when there was a bit of water on the floor from washing my hands or strawberries or whatever that the floor gets slippery and I don't like it! :) so I am thinking of getting some runners.
In my last house my kitchen was a U shape I think it is called so it was easy, even though there was no tile I just liked having a rug there.
this new house has an island, so I thought I could do two runners behind the island:
I went to an antique place last week and they happened to have two runners that made me think of it. they also had a rug I could put by the garage door that matched. $50 each.
You can see the edge of the runner in this picture from their site:
what do you think? do they make you trip? keep you from slipping?
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Comments (11)Regarding changing the counter -- the piggy bank is empty :-) In the last 4 months I have had to replace hardwood flooring, carpeting, doors, trim, etc throughout the house. The kitchen is not in the budget for a very long time....See MoreMatching kitchen runners?
Comments (13)For function, I prefer not to have a rug the the kitchen. It is a PITA to have to vacuum and wash it vs. just sweeping and washing the floor. That said, we also have hardwood floors throughout our main floor (including kitchen), and they have not held up well at all to all the traffic and heavy use in the kitchen. Our builder insisted that the water-based sealer they used on our floors was as good as the old oil-based sealers, but it definitely isn't. We are vigilant about cleaning up spills/splashes as soon as they happen, but in spite of that the floors have taken a beating in the kitchen. We finally broke down and added a runner (we went with a Ruggable based on recommendations here) about 6 months ago to help protect the floor until we get around to having it refinished. It's okay. It's annoying to have to drag the vacuum out instead of just doing a quick sweep when crumbs accumulate (which is often with lots of cooking + 2 tweens in the house). I don't wash it often because we don't have a spare cover, but it hasn't shrunk (I air dry it). On the plus side, messes have been easy to clean off of it, so spot washing is usually enough to keep it looking clean. There is one corner that sometimes curls up slightly and drives my husband crazy. It doesn't bother me at all. If your floors are pretty bullet proof or you don't cook a lot, I'd do without a runner for function, but if you spend a lot of time in the kitchen and think the floor will need the protection, or if you just like the look of a runner, Ruggable is a decent solution. It's not all that soft underfoot, but it does the job....See MoreKitchen runner: Dirty, hazardous, or beautiful?
Comments (24)Thanks for the marmoleum suggestion. I just looked up their floating tiles and they have a cork in them. Not as much cork as a cork tile, but still, they seem worth checking out. I'm going to try to find a show room with a display today. I have heard that cork is much more shock absorbing than LVT. My parents live in a coop with parquet on concrete subfloors, just like where we are moving to. It kills my back. Their kitchen is floating cork and is glorious to stand on compared to the rest of their place. I checked out the vinyl mats and they aren't really doing it for me. I think I'm a sucker for the real deal rug and just need to find some way to find a floor that I like more and ditch the rug/covering notion. Ultimately, I could get a cork floor that looks ugly and have a happy back and chalk it up to health comes first, as I do with much the rest of my life! I certainly sacrifice fashion daily with Hokas!...See MoreKitchen runner help
Comments (11)Of your choices, I like #5 the best. I love stiley’s ideas too. I used to get my runners like that from TJ Maxx or Home Goods or now, Overstock, etc. They aren’t expensive and withstood wear. After a few years, I didn’t mind throwing them out or repurposing. While I like the comfort of anti fatigue mats, I find them ugly and an equal trip hazard....See MoreRelated Professionals
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Boop, it probably was. They come in 3 - 4 color combos,and on my monitor it looked like the navy one. It may have been this one - https://www.sturbridgeyankee.com/folk-art-family-rug-1.html
And Buttermilk and Crimson are shown in this link.
I bought this Ballard Designs Catherine wool runner just after I had the kitchen cabinets painted, and love it. Especially since it was a freshly cleaned Craigslist bargain for $50, instead of the $179.00 price on their site.
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