Kitchen Floor Mats are essential to providing comfort under foot and you must also think of them as stylish accessories for your kitchen. These practical but beautiful Floor Mats also serve to protect the beautiful floor covering in your kitchen.
The choices range from standard rubber based with a weave, beautiful bamboo style floor mats, gel mats all the way to full blown anti-fatigue mats. These anti-fatigue mats provide tremendous comfort under foot if you spend long hours on your feet in the kitchen. If you have a galley style kitchen perhaps a one long mat would work best for you. Many kitchens will require multiple floor mats – say one for the stove another for the sink area and then a third one for you most used food prep station.
The best part about the anti fatigue mats is that they provide comfort and medical benefits. Standing in one place for a long time on a hard floor can interrupt and slow down the flow of blood to the legs. This in turn causes cramping and other problems. These kitchen floor mats work by allowing your legs to keep moving on the soft surface even though you are standing still.
The floor mats come in a great variety of sizes, colors and textures on the surfaces. A popular one has an attractive basket weave look on the surface of the floor mat.
Some people like the feel and look of Bamboo Kitchen Floor Mats. While these do not have the same cushioning benefits of the anti fatigue mats – they do offer many advantages in appearance and earth friendly sustainability. Bamboo mats come from a resource that is renewable and is very attractive on kitchen floors.
An additional style is made from some sort of woven fabric – these can be very colorful and printed or woven with many kinds of patterns. They do tend to slip around a bit and may require some type of adhesive strip to be kept in place. However, in low traffic areas and areas where you do not stand still for long periods of time they are very attractive.
Below are some products to consider and their general specifications:
Anti Fatigue Floor Mat – 18×48 – Oak Finish (Oak Wood) (.50″H x 18″W x 48″D)
The wood grain look of the top is stylish yet it effectively masks the 1/2 inch thickness of the mat. The comfort and pain relief features of this mat comes from the thick sponge cushion base. The attractive commercial quality materials will provide for years of good looks and wear in the Kitchen, laundry room or any other hard surfaces are. The look can be Cherry, Maple or Oak and it is beveled on the edges to make it trip resistant.
GelPro Basketweave Mat – Color: Truffle, Chestnut or Black
Size: 20-Inch by 72-Inch or 20-inch by 36-inch
Made and designed in the USA this unique product combines many features in a very attractive package. The first thing you will notice is the basket weave texture on the surface – this combined with the 3 color selections makes it an attractive accessory for the kitchen or laundry room. The fabric is a composite leather similar to that used in high end cars. The gel properties provide for a great deal of comfort during long periods of standing. It is easy to clean, has additives to fight mildew and mold and is constructed with a slip resistant bottom. This gel-filled kitchen floor mat is a great product and comes in two sizes and three colors.
3 – Pack Bacova® Floorware™ Floor – saver Mats
This is a very economical way to protect your floors. Each mat measures 18-inches by 29-inches. The rubber backing prevents slips and helps to keep moisture off your expensive flooring. It also is useful for wiping shoes and boots on, to catch some of the loose sand and debris. They are easy to clean and also, mildew resistant. The surface is a 100% synthetic Olefin material. Three mats in each package. Easy on the floors and easy on the wallet.