A Rug in the Kitchen

Speaking of kitchens, PJ borrowed the rug from our front room and put it in the kitchen last night (something he’s been wanting to try out for four years!) and I have thoughts about it. I have been very firmly against it forever, thinking it wouldn’t look good or that it would feel out of place, but I have to say…I actually quite like it.

The rug somehow makes the kitchen feel bigger, which you would think it would do the opposite, right? But no, it definitely feels more spacious in there now. Weird. It also feels good on my feet when I’m standing at the island making dinner- so much better than the hardwood floors. Will we keep it in here forever? Probably not, but you know how much we love to switch things up around the house, so my guess is it’ll be here for a little while. I love that my husband loves moving the house around as much as I do.

I did a poll on Instagram to see if people liked rugs in kitchens or not, and we received so many responses along the lines of “what about spills?” and “they’re a bad idea with kids!”. I’m not too worried about either of those potential scenarios to be honest. We have a rug in our dining room and the kids spill something on it every single day, and when they do, we just clean it up. That’s the great thing about Persian rugs: they hide all of the spills and messes that inevitably happen with five humans, two dogs, and one cat living under the same roof.

So right now, I’m all here for the rug in the kitchen. It’s 2021. There are literally zero rules anymore.