What Should I Consider When Buying a Bathroom Rug?

What Should I Consider When Buying a Bathroom Rug?When looking for bath rugs, there are many things that we will want to consider beyond just their price. So, let us now explore all things bath rug to enhance our bathroom experience.

Color

Your first decision to make will be what shade of bath rug to go for. This will depend on the colour scheme of your bathroom. It may not be possible to match the exact colour and so a contrasting colour may work best.

The kinds of colors available for your extended bathroom choice will include Blue Lagoon, Blush, Cadet, Coral, Deep Sea, Graphite, Mocha, Orchi, Paprika, Primrose, Raspberry, Silver, Stone, or White, depending on your bath rug provider. As you will note, they are not just called basic colours necessarily. This is because they will come in a nicer shade than just basic colours. For instance, the Kingfisher shade is representative of the plumage colour of the Kingfisher bird, so a nice colour to look at for your bath rug. The Coral, Blue Lagoon, Deep Sea, and Stone colours will remind us of the beach, sea, or ocean, which can remind us all of those summer days.

Design

The look, texture, and feel, will make a bath rug design particularly pleasing to own. We can step outside our comfort zone with the colour but will still want a design that is pleasing to look at. This is whether it is ribbed or has another pattern to make it more than just a plain colour. This all adds an extra luxury look to our bathroom.

Softness

Unlike an outdoor mat, you will want your bath rug to be soft. This is possible with super soft microfibre bath rugs. A deep pile is a luxurious thing to step on as well as having the ability to cope well with excess water.

Thickness and Absorbancy

The thickness of a bath rug will be a measure of its quality and ability to absorb the water that you subject it to as you get out of the bath or shower. It is about not ending up with all that water on the rest of your bathroom floor where it might not be so appreciated. Also, it can be slippy to have that. Instead, it is much better to have the water absorbed.

Warmth

We will also look for warmth in a bath rug. Otherwise, we might as well be stepping onto a cold bathroom floor. This added warmth will be likely from a thicker pile choice.

Dries Quickly

Another factor about bath rugs, indicative of their quality, is that they should be capable of drying quickly. So, always go for the quality that will guarantee that. This is particularly important if you have a large family and your bathroom is shared by lots of people.

Reversible

Many bath rugs will be reversible. This allows for when they get wet and you want to stand on the other side that is not already wet. This too is a good feature when you have a large family and the bathroom washing facilities are used frequently. Only the thickest and best quality bath rugs will be of this design. So, they are something to look out for to guarantee quality.

Good Grip

The best bath rugs will have a good grip to stop them from sliding around the bathroom floor. Without this feature, bath rugs would prove a health hazard, even in the smallest bathroom where there is little room to slide when getting out of the bath or shower cubicle. Our feet will already be wet, so we need to rely on the grip of our bath rug to protective us from overbalancing.

To conclude, there are lots of factors to consider with a bath rug. Far more than either of us probably thought when we started this article. The important thing is to buy quality so that most, if not all of the above, will be taken care of. Also, your bath rug is then likely to last longer than when you just go for a cheap one from off a market stall or that was inside a discount store.

Comments

  1. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    I never realized how many different factors there were to consider when buying a bathroom rug. I agree that if you buy quality you are likely to have ll of these factors.