Comments on: Carpeting the kitchen? http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/ Abbey Goes Design Scouting Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:29:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: hav http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-747 hav Tue, 26 May 2009 22:42:07 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-747 Hi! I know I'm late to comment on this, but I have very fond memories of a carpeted kitchen and just had to share :) For as long as I can remember, my childhood home had dark green carpeting, and the only time I ever remember it being troublesome is when the dogs would lick/chew holes in it :). I definitely think FLOR would be great in a kitchen, but any dark, sturdy carpet should do well - a kitchen is a great place for sitting on the floor and relaxing! Hi! I know I’m late to comment on this, but I have very fond memories of a carpeted kitchen and just had to share :) For as long as I can remember, my childhood home had dark green carpeting, and the only time I ever remember it being troublesome is when the dogs would lick/chew holes in it :) . I definitely think FLOR would be great in a kitchen, but any dark, sturdy carpet should do well – a kitchen is a great place for sitting on the floor and relaxing!

]]> By: Abbey Goes Design Scouting » » New Apartment Inspiration: Kitchen Rug and Gourmet Magazine http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Abbey Goes Design Scouting » » New Apartment Inspiration: Kitchen Rug and Gourmet Magazine Tue, 19 May 2009 14:55:59 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-746 [...] here is a shot of the kitchen in progress… It slowly coming together.  You may remember the carpeting the kitchen debate… in the end we decided to not to wall to wall and instead bought this rug from Pottery [...] [...] here is a shot of the kitchen in progress… It slowly coming together.  You may remember the carpeting the kitchen debate… in the end we decided to not to wall to wall and instead bought this rug from Pottery [...]

]]> By: AmyA http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-745 AmyA Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:41:02 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-745 Hey Abbey! Have you checked craiglist and ebay for FLOR tiles? sometimes you can find a batch that have been lightly used... I also love these Swedish mats from Abitare, but they're a bit expensive http://www.abitareshop.com/2008/10/17/update-indooroutdoor/ Hey Abbey! Have you checked craiglist and ebay for FLOR tiles? sometimes you can find a batch that have been lightly used… I also love these Swedish mats from Abitare, but they’re a bit expensive
http://www.abitareshop.com/2008/10/17/update-indooroutdoor/

]]> By: The Lil Bee http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-744 The Lil Bee Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-744 Very chic looking. The only thing I'd be worried about though is a little bambino dropping food on that pretty carpet. Much easier to clean tiles than stains on a rug!! Very chic looking. The only thing I’d be worried about though is a little bambino dropping food on that pretty carpet. Much easier to clean tiles than stains on a rug!!

]]> By: Abbey http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Abbey Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:57:01 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-743 Thanks for all the good thoughts ladies! I'm on the fence myself -- we're in a rental, so I can't put anything like flooring down (in my real someday house). Then, I don't want to spend a ton of money -- FLOR is probably too expensive. Right now I'm wondering if maybe I should do tile decals? I want to do something with the tile, or the whole kitchen will be dirty dirty white. I cook CONSTANTLY but don't spill that much, but it does get yucky around the stove. I could do rug on rug, but then it starts to get expensive and sort of insane... stay tuned! I appreciate all the suggestions! Thanks for all the good thoughts ladies! I’m on the fence myself — we’re in a rental, so I can’t put anything like flooring down (in my real someday house). Then, I don’t want to spend a ton of money — FLOR is probably too expensive. Right now I’m wondering if maybe I should do tile decals? I want to do something with the tile, or the whole kitchen will be dirty dirty white. I cook CONSTANTLY but don’t spill that much, but it does get yucky around the stove. I could do rug on rug, but then it starts to get expensive and sort of insane… stay tuned! I appreciate all the suggestions!

]]> By: Liza Z. http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Liza Z. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:28:56 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-742 I just moved into a new apt. where the floor in the small kitchen is not quite as stable as I'd like so I got a fairly large area rug at Ikea to cushion it and it's great. I also put a lamp in there and it is so cute in there now. I just moved into a new apt. where the floor in the small kitchen is not quite as stable as I’d like so I got a fairly large area rug at Ikea to cushion it and it’s great. I also put a lamp in there and it is so cute in there now.

]]> By: Kate http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Kate Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:57:23 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-741 Hmm, Abbey, I've got to join the worried chorus! I know how much mess I make on floorboards - would you be cursing your sisal in a few weeks? Maybe you could have (and I know this sounds ridiculous) a plastic mat that you could use as a drop sheet if you were doing intricate baking, or something? And then remove dropsheet to reveal shiny sisal when you were done?! I can't believe how much that comment makes me look a lot uncooler than I had hoped :) Hmm, Abbey, I’ve got to join the worried chorus! I know how much mess I make on floorboards – would you be cursing your sisal in a few weeks?

Maybe you could have (and I know this sounds ridiculous) a plastic mat that you could use as a drop sheet if you were doing intricate baking, or something? And then remove dropsheet to reveal shiny sisal when you were done?!

I can’t believe how much that comment makes me look a lot uncooler than I had hoped :)

]]> By: joanna goddard http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-740 joanna goddard Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:43:58 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-740 yes, a tough call....i am terrible with these things but i wanted to say hi anyway :) yes, a tough call….i am terrible with these things but i wanted to say hi anyway :)

]]> By: Anne @ The City Sage http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Anne @ The City Sage Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:26:55 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-739 I don't even consider sisal to really be carpet---it's so much cooler! And the navy is really neat. I say go for it! I don’t even consider sisal to really be carpet—it’s so much cooler! And the navy is really neat. I say go for it!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Leslie Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:01:32 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-738 Hmmm...I like the pics but agree with others above that you might have a housekeeping issue. My kitchen favorite is cork tiles...I'd give an eye tooth to be able to redo our kitchen with them. Hmmm…I like the pics but agree with others above that you might have a housekeeping issue. My kitchen favorite is cork tiles…I’d give an eye tooth to be able to redo our kitchen with them.

]]> By: Grover http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Grover Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:46:47 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-737 The pics are great - but in reality it would take about 3 1/2 days before my kitchen floor looked like the floor of a trainstation bathroom. Could you imagine trying to get wet flour (basically glue) out of sisal? Worry over keeping my kitchen floor clean would permeate my dreams... The pics are great – but in reality it would take about 3 1/2 days before my kitchen floor looked like the floor of a trainstation bathroom. Could you imagine trying to get wet flour (basically glue) out of sisal? Worry over keeping my kitchen floor clean would permeate my dreams…

]]> By: H http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-736 H Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:01:54 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-736 The blue carpet looks lovely, but I'd worry about the hygiene factor... it's easy to spray and wipe up a tile floor after you dripped raw chicken from the fridge to the bench, but imagine trying to eliminate all the bacteria that's soaked into carpet before your toddler can get acquainted with it. Worse still, carpet might mask germy stains... which would be secretly wonderful if it wasn't baby territory. The blue carpet looks lovely, but I’d worry about the hygiene factor… it’s easy to spray and wipe up a tile floor after you dripped raw chicken from the fridge to the bench, but imagine trying to eliminate all the bacteria that’s soaked into carpet before your toddler can get acquainted with it. Worse still, carpet might mask germy stains… which would be secretly wonderful if it wasn’t baby territory.

]]> By: valerie http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-735 valerie Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:46:06 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-735 ohh this is a tough call. it looks so pretty, but is it practical...spills would be the pits. ohh this is a tough call. it looks so pretty, but is it practical…spills would be the pits.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.designscouting.com/2009/03/24/carpeting-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Jamie Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:51:23 +0000 http://www.designscouting.com/?p=1843#comment-734 just saw that first image in domino's may 2008 magazine! (just found a stray copy at the library) I like the second image, although not a fan of carpeting- tear it up and put something good down! just saw that first image in domino’s may 2008 magazine! (just found a stray copy at the library) I like the second image, although not a fan of carpeting- tear it up and put something good down!

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