Black Kitchen Rugs

How a Black Kitchen Rug Can Highlight Your Room Decor

A black kitchen rug can highlight your room’s decor by accentuating the room’s color scheme, reinforcing the room’s style, and contributing to the room’s theme. When you focus on connecting the decor to these three elements of the rug, you create a room that feels cohesive and fully styled. 

Decorating With a Black Kitchen Rug

When you’re decorating with a black kitchen rug, you’re not limited to rugs that solely use black, nor are you limited to ones that use it as a primary color. While those are both valid options, there are plenty of rugs out there that use black as an accent color to add a dramatic element or complement the other colors in the rug. Whatever purpose you want your black kitchen rug to serve stylistically, there’s definitely one out there that’s perfect for you. 

Choosing Which Black Kitchen Rug is Right for You

With so many options out there, you may be wondering where to even begin your search. Thinking through these key categories will help you find out what you need and lead you to your perfect black kitchen area rug. 

Position: Look at your kitchen and decide where you want to place your rug(s). There are many ways to go about it, so consider these ideas as starting points. 

Small Stations: If you’re just looking for a small accent, use a 2x3 or 3x5 black rug in front of your kitchen sink. This will add comfort and style to that space. 

Runner Options: Black runner rugs are common choices for kitchens, and they can be placed in a few different places. In galley kitchens, place your runner centered in that space. The same can apply to kitchens with islands; place a black runner rug between your island and counters for a nice pathway. 

Large Area Rug: If your kitchen’s floor plan is more open, try placing a black kitchen area rug in the middle of the space so that it runs along your primary counters and cabinets. Of course the size of the rug will vary depending on the size of your kitchen, but it can range anywhere from 4x6 and up.

Material: Kitchens are rooms that see a lot of foot traffic and messes, so it’s important to choose a material that is both practical and stylish. Choose a rug that is thick enough to support your feet and one that is easy enough to clean if that’s a messy area. Black kitchen rugs are available as machine washable rugs, or you can find one that’s easy to spot clean. 

Pattern: Since black is such a common color in a variety of styles, you’ll find that there’s a plethora of designs out there to choose from. Black and white rugs come in patterns like black and white checkered rugs, black and white vintage tile rugs, and so on. From those vintage patterns all the way to modern, abstract designs, you can find black kitchen rugs in those styles and anywhere in between. 

Color: You can choose if you want black to be the prominent color of the rug or not. Plus, the other colors of the rug also impact the rug’s tone and style. Neutral colors like cream, brown, beige, tan, grey, and white are common colors to mix with black, but you’ll find other hues like yellow, blue, green, and so on are other popular choices. What it comes down to is how those colors are combined and how bright those colors are. Focus on what tone those colors create and how they connect to the other decor, furnishings, and fixtures of the room.

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