The Unexpected Solution To Spill-Prone, Slippery Kitchen Floors

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Kitchen floors tend to be some of the slipperiest surfaces in your home for a variety of reasons, from water spills during dishwashing to those bits of food that fall on the floor when you're cooking. Oil and grease, especially, can create an invisible slick surface that builds up over time if not cleaned properly. This slipperiness increases the risk of falls, which can lead to serious injuries. Similar issues can occur in your bathrooms, since it's all too easy to get water on the floor in them. Bathrooms, though, have some well-thought-out solutions for slip prevention, including absorbent, fast-drying rugs and bath mats. The kitchen sections of home goods stores, on the other hand, are sometimes filled with rugs and runners that bunch and slide under your feet.

As it turns out, the answer to making your kitchen safer might actually be a bath mat. Placing one of these on your kitchen floor will help absorb spills, without all of the sliding and bunching. This genius slippery kitchen hack is perfect for busy homes with kids running around. It's also great for people who feel they are becoming more prone to dangerous falls. Bath mats and rugs come in all sorts of shapes and designs. This allows them to fit in nicely alongside all of the best flooring options for your kitchen. They also won't interrupt the coordination between your kitchen flooring and cabinets.

Thinking about placing a bath mat on your kitchen floor might initially bring to mind the image of an out-of-place-looking fuzzy rug. However, there are so many different kitchen-friendly bath mat design options available. A Diatomaceous Earth Bath Mat, which features blue and gold stones, doesn't look like a bathroom rug at all. Its design is trendy and upscale, and it could fit perfectly in a kitchen with high-end hardware finishes. Adding specific colors to your kitchen, such as red, can trigger your appetite. A TYUU non-slip waffle bath mat incorporates red, plus it adds a picnic blanket feel to your kitchen. If you want to add a natural look instead, a DEXI leaf bathroom rug will do the trick. As you can see, there are plenty of bathmats that can look nice in the heart of your home.

If you are on board with using bathroom decor in your kitchen in the name of safety, you can do more than just putting down an absorbent bath mat. Anti-slip shower mats can be used in your kitchen too. They're not absorbent, but they suction to the floor and have a textured surface that prevents you from slipping. Since shower mats are not absorbent, though, you will need to dry them off, as well as the area around them, when they get wet. Whether you choose textured shower mats or absorbent bath rugs, it's essential to wash them regularly, as well as the flooring underneath, to prevent mold and grease build-up.