Best Rugs and Bath Mats for your Home

Photo: Michael Hession

A big bath mat will lighten up a bathroom, toast your feet and prevent you from slipping in wet floors. A large bath tub is necessary. We have selected three that are loved for their stysle, comfort, and versatility after thirty days of study and reviewing hundreds of tea and tissues. Everyone should have a lot of cleaning to make your bathroom look and feel a little comfortable.

The ToiletTree Products Bamboo Bath Mat is the best option we found for a wooden, platform-style mat. It feels better constructed and more stable than other wood mats we tested, with rubber feet to prevent it from slipping across the floor. The ToiletTree was also better sealed than other mats—some of which lacked any sealant at all—with water pooling and dripping off the wood right away. After testing this mat for the past three years, we’ve found it’s held up well to a constant stream of visitors in our test office, with no wear or cracking on the finish.

How it feels: Soft and spongy underfoot, like a dense luxe towel. Why it’s great: If you like to hang up your bath mat between uses, or you have a door with very little clearance underneath, then you should consider a hotel-style mat. The Frontgate Resort Bath Mat was our favorite—it’s thicker, softer, and more absorbent than any other we tested. Most hotel-style mats are about as absorbent as a regular towel, but the Frontgate has densely packed loops that don’t get soggy after a single person drip-dries on it. Although this mat might not be the best for a family with small kids (it won’t protect very well against slipping), it should be absorbent enough to work in a household with multiple people. The Frontgate is pricey compared with some other hotel-style mats we tested. But considering that the other mats felt soggy underfoot and couldn’t hold up to the wear and tear of our testing, we think it’s worth it to spend a little more. This mat is available in a wider range of colors (14 at the time of publication) than many other bath mats we found, so it will work with almost any decor. If you want to coordinate your bath linens, this mat is part of Frontgate’s Resort line and will match our top pick for bath towels.

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