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Maya Glantz

Kitchen 'Tile Rugs' Are the Elevated Design Trick That Gives Small Spaces a Charming Focal Point

Small kitchen with wooden cabinets, a tile island, and a checkerboard tile rug beneath .

Nothing pulls a room together quite like a rug. It's the little touch of softness that every space needs — something to add a bit of color, texture, and pattern, injecting a sense of life into what could otherwise be a flat, hard space. And now, with this trend, we've found a way to bring this personality into one of the rooms that needs it most - your kitchen.

A functionality-first space, it's easy for kitchens to quickly become dominated by cooler, harder materials, making the need for color and softness all the more important. However, with all the water, oil, and other spillages that your kitchen flooring withstands, a beautiful kitchen rug may not be the best option. Which is exactly why these 'tile rugs' provide such a genius solution. With all the color, personality, and intrigue of a traditional rug, but with far more durability and permanence, this is the perfect way to inject some more life into your kitchen design. Whether you opt for a small patch or a larger design, these tiled features offer a way to bring some definition to your floor plan, especially useful in open-plan spaces.

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