If not too tattered, donate.

I think both rugs and wood floors are questionable to have in kitchens. Nothing beats tile for clean-ability and durability.

Tile is tough on the legs. I'd much rather wood or vinyl.

I have a braided rug at the sink and I like having that to stand on instead of the linoleum (or whatever it's made of) when I do the dishes. It's more comfortable than standing on the hard floor. I also have one in front of the stove. I just like the way they look.

I have a memory foam rug in front of my sink. It is so much more comfy than the hard floor.

Rugs can be such a trip hazard. I only have one in the main bathroom and the master bath and at the door entrances. And I have tripped over the one in the bathroom. I use my power chair in the kitchen so no rugs there. I have a big rug in the living room, Mia appreciates it. Much warmer and comfortable for her to lay on.

I love tiled kitchen floors. I like using 1 part clorox, 3 parts water and having a really clean floor. I currently have a wood floor and it grease stains. Yuck! So yes, I have a rug...a washable one...not a hand knotted Persian one like they show in a magazine. lol

We still have a rug in front of the kitchen sink. I tend to be a little messy when loading the dishwasher, so the rug is more there to catch water than anything else. The main criteria here is that the rug has to be durable and machine washable. Someone just gave us a doormat/rug which is at the back door, and is not machine washable and I don't know how long it will last since it won't be a breeze to clean.

I don't have one anymore in front of the kitchen sink but there is a rag rug under the dogs' bowls. It gets dirty fast due to dog hair. I also have them in the bathrooms and again somehow they get coated in dog hair, even though the dogs aren't allowed in either, it blows up under the doors somehow and sits there. I'm thinking of getting a couple of those dog rugs for the sunroom and kitchen that supposedly soak up muddy dog paws when they come inside. The floors are always dirty when it rains.

All I can think of when I see a rug in the kitchen is how much ground-in food, oil, etc. must be lurking. Anyone who can have one and keep it clean is a much neater cook than I am.

I have a foam kitchen mat in front of my sink . I have hardwood floors and love them! They are a lot more forgiving on the legs than tile.

What Raven said. I was helping my former neighbor with some things after a hospital stay....cleaning her floor was one. Between her bath, hallway and kitchen, there must have been a half dozen throw rugs. I knew the minute Home Health walked in to interview and set up a schedule, they were going to say those rugs had to be put away. And they did say that. Trip hazard.

I like mine easy maintenance. No rug. Coincidentally, both my brothers wife and one of DH's sisters have $$$$ wool oriental carpets in their kitchens and they are not small rugs. I can't imagine that for me, the last thing I'd want in front of my stove would be wool, and expensive. One is covering tile (new) , the other cherry plank flooring.

I have tile in the kitchen and in the bathroom. In front of my kitchen sink, is a rug. My legs/back feel so much better when I stand on a rug, than straight on the tile. Since I hand wash my dishes (no dishwasher here) I do stand for a bit.

In the bathroom the rug lives on the rim of the bathtub, except when I shower. After it gets to lay in front of the tub... and after I get out, it goes right back on the rim.

Moni

I had a braided,pink, heart shaped rug in front of my kitchen sink. I would take it outside and wash it with the hose a couple times a week. I got frustrated because SO wears shoes around the house and would stand on the rug with his filthy shoes to wash his hands or make his coffee and make my pretty rug dingy. It found a new home in front of my washing machine. No danger of him stepping on it there.

Not really wanting to hijack this post... but I don't get men, that wash their grimy hands at the kitchen sink where cooking happens!

Where are they supposed to wash them?

In the laundry sink, or the bathroom.

Nicole, if your wood floor gets stains, it must not be properly sealed.

Oil versus water base floor finishes are different and don't have the same characteristics.

Oil base polyurethane is absorbed into the wood. Floors so finished have a bit more of a "living" surface, susceptible to moisture, stains, scratches, etc., They can also be sanded lightly and restored in spots.

Water base polyurethane finishes cure on top of the wood, producing an impermeable layer almost like a hard and clear plastic or resin material as on a surfboard or paddle-board.

An oil-base finish can be stained or damaged with oil, grease, or water, etc, because it can soak in, while the same on a water base finish just sits on top and can be wiped off. Oil base finishes are also more traditional looking and, for some, more attractive.

I have always had a rug or runner in the work areas of my kitchen to make it more comfortable. I guess it all depends on how much time you spend standing at the sink/counters.

I kept a room sized, wool flat weave rug (got it used) in the kitchen after it was remodeled to protect the wood floor from my daughter's large dog. We vacuumed it daily and spot cleaned any noticed spills, and took it outside spring and fall to power wash and dry in the sun. It cleaned beautifully, by the way and didn't seem to suffer from the power washing.

But now that the dog has moved on, I cleaned it and have stored it away. I prefer a bare floor. I have never noticed any difference in comfort from standing on the rug or standing on the bare floor.

I installed LVT flooring in my family room addition (over a crawl space) thinking it would be best for my exercise and cleaning, and it is cold! So I have added a rug, which has helped, but it is only 8' x 10' and the room is 13' x 15'. I think I need to bite the bullet and buy a room sized remnant with pad just for the insulation effect.

We have an old dog with arthritis. Hence we have to have small rugs to make things easier for him to get up etc. If he did not need them, we would not have any rugs. We have one of the kitchen types as well - he loves to "help" me cook just in case...

We have to buy the ones that have a non-slip backing.

He has started to walk around in rooms that he has never bothered with - after all, the kitchen is his favourite spot - now he takes the longer route just to spread the hairy fur around (as if it already didn't blow everywhere). He is not sundowning, he is sharp as a tack, basically he is hoping to find food I think.