Rug for under kitchen table

[Anonymous]

I just moved into a new apartment that has wall-to-wall carpet. I have a 3.5 year old. Our kitchen isn't big enough to eat in, so I have the kitchen table in an small alcove off the living area, which is carpeted. DS is a pretty good eater, but he is only 3.5 and spills are going to happen.

I need a rug or mat to put under the table to protect the carpet. My mom is recommending I look for an indoor/outdoor rug, I'd prefer something more like jute and less plastic-y. I need to be able to clean it up easily, it has to look decent (since it's visible from the whole apartment) and it needs to be cheap. Super cheap. It's a round table with 4 chairs and the alcove is just under 6 feet wide (and only about 4 feet deep, so the table and chairs overlap into the living area). Any ideas? A bamboo mat? Look for something circular? Square? Rectangle and put one end under the hutch? I'm stumped.

Also, what can I put under the rug to keep it from sliding around on top of the carpet? Will I need a rug pad? I have a lightweight rug with no pad in my bedroom and it's constantly wrinkled and bunched up. I realize that pulling chairs in and out will bunch and wrinkle whatever I put under the table, but minimizing the bunching would be great.

[Anonymous]

I'd just get this. Unless your apartment is super fancy.

http://www.chair-mats.com/supmedweigch.html

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't be concerned with the look of it, either. It is a temporary item.

[Anonymous]

Please get something nicer than a plastic pad, that just says I give up. Here are some options for indoor/outdoor rugs in a good price point. I would just go with rectangle or square that can sit underneath the table. some ideas below (with no idea what your space looks like but indoor/out door doesn't have to mean ugly and it is hard to get food out of jute...).

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Poolside-Anthracite-Beige-Indoor-Outdoor-Rug-4-x-57/6551539/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Catalina-Brown-Green-Outdoor-Area-Rug-310-x-56/6233330/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Borderline-Polypropylene-Area-Rug-311x-56/2989863/product.html

[Anonymous]

We put a kilim from pottery barn under our kitchen table 6 years ago and it looks good as new. 3 kids. Colorful enough to hide stains.

[Anonymous]

We put a kilim from pottery barn under our kitchen table 6 years ago and it looks good as new. 3 kids. Colorful enough to hide stains.
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[Anonymous]

Seagrass is great for use under tables. It has a natural stain-resistance -- spills wipe right off. I got a nice one on Amazon. They make pads that are designed to be used with a rug on top of carpet. If you get something like a Kilim, be aware that rug dye can bleed onto carpet, if you don't put down a good pad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and it needs to be cheap. Super cheap.

Yeah pottery barn is totally the place to look.

[Anonymous]

don't get jute -- it doesn't clean easily at all. i got a wool rug from tuesday morning. colorful (hides stains) and easy to clean.

[Anonymous]

When our DD was younger, we cut a shower curtain liner down to size and laid it under her chair at mealtimes. Cheap, easy to rinse off, easy to fold and store between bouts of spaghetti.

[Anonymous]

Just go on overstock and do a search for rugs with synthetic fibers. I buy one for around $250 once a year, or as needed.

[Anonymous]

Try an indoor/outdoor rug - they're on sale right now b/c stores are trying to get rid of their summer patio items. World Market has some nice ones, as does overstock. But even stores like PB and C&B have good ones on sale right now.

[Anonymous]

You have carpet in the kitchen???

[Anonymous]

Home Depot sells cheap area rugs, some that look like Persians, in the $200 - $300 range I believe.

[Anonymous]

Don't get an indoor/outdoor one! They're made to let water drain right through, and the same will apply to grape juice! get something with a solid latex backing, like this

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80094047/

if you want to protect from spills.