There are some home with carpet in both the kitchen and bathroom, but this is not common.
Those that have this soon find out why they are not a good idea.
Instead of having a carpet in your kitchen that is going to get stained and ruined quickly, think about kitchen area rugs if you want to have some soft flooring on which to stand.
These are not only a great alternative, they can save you money and a lot of trouble in the future.
They look great, and you can find almost any color or design and switch them up when needed.
A wall to wall carpet laid out in a kitchen is usually bad news.
The kitchen is where grease and crumbs fall all of the time, and many plates have found their way to the floor as well.
Some people like to feed their pets in the kitchen, which also leads to a wet and sometimes sticky mess on the floor.
If you have carpet that you can not move, that carpet has to take this abuse and ends up looking terrible within a year, even if you have tried to remove the stains with stain lifter and a carpet shampooer or steamer.
Kitchen area rugs are by far the best alternative for this problem.
Though there are always stains and problems that can occur when you use kitchen area rugs, these are easier to move around and place where they are least likely to be stained.
You can find small ones to put where you stand the most, but you can also keep the larger types in less messy areas or where you have a lot of foot traffic, if that is a concern in your kitchen area.
Sweeping around area rugs can be a pain, but in the long run, you are saving a lot of money and your kitchen remains looking nice instead of stained, dated, and gloomy.
Not only can you sweep around kitchen area rugs, you can move them around as well.
You can take them outside to shake them off if you are not getting the vacuum out that day, and you can quickly roll them up and move them out of the way when you want to mop.
Though you can clean around them, it is a good idea to remove them completely for a sweep and mop at least once a week because crumbs will get underneath them no matter how neat you are in your kitchen.
You can't do this with wall to wall carpeting.
There are a few things you should know about using kitchen area rugs, and the biggest is that they can slip when someone is walking.
Always buy the type that has a stay-put backing on them, or get something to put underneath them that helps them stay in place.
Running children and dogs can easily get hurt if one slips under their feet, and a fast moving adult can dislodge one, sometimes getting seriously hurt.
The backing to stop the slips can be found anywhere you buy your area rugs, and is rather inexpensive.