Choosing The Best Laundry Room Rug

Rug Safety

Don’t laugh! Rug safety is a thing. The last thing you want is to trip and fall over your laundry room rug. There are a few major hazards that rugs can cause, especially in a laundry setting.

• Tripping - Rugs can make you trip when they begin to unflatten. Your foot can get caught on where it rises up. You’ll need a rug that can stand up to being cleaned regularly to maintain its flatness.

  
• Slipping - Laundry rooms are naturally moist areas. The last thing you need in that environment is a rug that moves around. To secure it, you’ll need a laundry room rug that works with a rug pad to keep it in place.
• How to fix curling corners - Over time, you may notice the corners of your rug curl up. It’s a natural occurrence but can also lead to tripping over your laundry room rug. To fix a curling rug corner, you can steam or iron the corners flat. Adding weight also works, or you can add a curl stopper to each edge to keep them down. 

Moisture Friendliness

Next to the bathroom, the laundry room in your home that likely experiences the most humidity. Therefore you need a rug that deals with moisture well. Consider a polypropylene or polysilk rug for the job. They feel like natural wool rugs but are very good at repelling water.

The reason you want a laundry room rug that works well with moisture is so that you don’t end up with mold and mildew. Using a humidifier, letting in sunlight and fresh air, and immediately cleaning up any spilled water are also ways you can help combat mold and mildew on your laundry room rug.

Light & Bright Colors

Laundry rooms are usually in tucked away parts of the home–the basement or a side room. They can be cramped and even dreary. So when picking the perfect laundry room rug, opt for a splash of color. Even light colors will help liven up the space. Consider avoiding dark colors that will make it look grimmer. 

Of course, your style is up to you. You could also break up the monotony of a laundry room space in other ways. For example, even if you opt for a darker color rug, you could choose a more elaborate pattern to compensate. A beautiful, hand-woven rug might help you establish a whole new vibe for your laundry room you didn’t have before. 

Stain Resistance 

Spills can happen all over your home, but they’re particularly likely in the laundry room. There’s also a greater chance that you’ll spill something very stainable in there, like bleach.

Along with waterproofing, you should consider a rug that’s stainproof for your laundry room. Polypropylene and polysilk rugs work well here, as well, because any liquids they come into contact with will stay on their surfaces, rather than being absorbed into the fabric itself. This makes synthetic rugs easy to clean and highly sta in-resistant, even if you don’t notice the spill at first. 

Size & Shape

Obviously, your laundry room may vary, but chances are it’s one of the smaller spaces in your home. It’s probably also shaped differently compared to, say, your living room. 

Most laundry rooms tend to be long and relatively narrow. This makes them perfect for runner rugs. You could use a runner rug to provide a useful walkway along your washer and dryer, or to insulate the hard flooring as you walk into your laundry room. Either way, runner rugs can help provide both safety and comfort in a laundry room.

Of course, runner rugs aren’t your only laundry room option, especially if you’re working with a little more space. A round rug could help you create a distinctive and welcoming aesthetic that would make your laundry room far more comfortable to work in. You could even place a larger area rug partially under your washer and dryer to create a cozy space to fold and organize your clothes. 

Durability

You probably tend not to think about it, but your laundry room will see a lot of foot traffic. You’ll bring relatively loads of laundry in and out thousands of times within your rug’s lifespan. 

Luckily, the same type of rugs that are water and stain resistant tend to be among the most durable. A polypropylene or polysilk runner rug can withstand any amount of foot traffic you can throw at it and help make walking around in your laundry room safer at the same time.

Of course, synthetic fibers aren’t your only option. If you’re not concerned about spilling on your rug or the humidity of your laundry room, wool rugs are the strongest rugs available. They’re also among the softest, which will help make your laundry room far more homey and comfortable.

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A laundry room rug will always add a special touch to the space. No matter the size, we’ve got a wide variety of rugs that can stand up to laundry room use plus add some brightness to your day. Check out our huge selection of custom rugs to find the right one for you!