specialmama Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) OK so there's a little war going on in my home. I get out of the bathtub/shower and slip on the floor. Why? Because my wunnerful hubby moved the bathmat. Again. :glare: He moved it to the sink because he thinks it belongs there, "so it's comfortable to stand brushing your teeth." I moved it back to the bath because that's where I think it belongs. It has rubber grips on the bottom, it's absorbant, it makes sense to keep it at the bath exit, after all, it's called a BATHmat. Next day, it's moved to the sink again. After 12 years of marriage you'd think I'd have just bought another mat! :lol: So, if you have a bathmat, where in the bathroom do you keep it? Edited June 30, 2010 by specialmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Uhh... in front of the bathtub. It is a BATHmat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyzenthlay in Pa. Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I have one in front of all the fixtures. Do you really need a vote proving who's right about such a silly thing.Go buy another mat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Well, ours is at the shower. We don't need one at the sinks because there is carpeting there, lol. Go shopping & splurge on a 2nd mat! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 In front of the tub/shower. Go buy that man another mat :lol:! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We just bought one of those long indoor/outdoor runners and it runs between the garden tub, sink and shower so there is no worries about all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I firmly believe bathroom rugs should come in pairs. I'll do you one better and tell you that I have one in front of the shower which doubles at one in front of the tub, one in front of the sink and one in front of the toilet. Dh hates cold to walk on a cold floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourjourneys Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We are thinking luxury by moving it from one place to the other... Not splurging just yet on a second one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) Ours is a towel type mat and at the tub. However, I wouldn't argue about this. Mats are cheap--buy another so he can brush in comfort. Alternative: move it each time (both of you) or you dry off in the shower and put your towel on the floor to step out. Hubby and I did that (use towel to step on) prior to kids. I don't like to re-use a towel I put on the bathroom floor now though I never gave it a thought back then. Edited June 30, 2010 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Wallace Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 OK so there's a little war going on in my home. I get out of the bathtub/shower and slip on the floor. Why? Because my wunnerful hubby moved the bathmat. Again. :glare: He moved it to the sink because he thinks it belongs there, "so it's comfortable to stand brushing your teeth." I moved it back to the bath because that's where I think it belongs. It has rubber grips on the bottom, it's absorbant, it makes sense to keep it at the bath exit, after all, it's called a BATHmat. Next day, it's moved to the sink again. After 12 years of marriage you'd think I'd have just bought another mat! :lol: So, if you have a bathmat, where in the bathroom do you keep it? Why not just get two bathmats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtamyshell Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 No bath mat here. They tend to collect hair too fast on my bathroom floor. Am I the only one? Is that why my mom looked at me like I was crazy for not having one by the tub. I told her to use a towel, and she looked at me like I had two heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Wallace Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We are thinking luxury by moving it from one place to the other... Not splurging just yet on a second one :) Solution: Free floor towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Uhh... in front of the bathtub. It is a BATHmat. We call that thing in front of the sink that keeps our toes warm a "rug". At my house we dry off IN the shower, but if anyone wants something down on the floor so they don't slide, we call that a towel.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 In each of our bathrooms I have three. One in front of each of the two sinks and one in front of the tub/shower. However if I were to only use one it would definitely be in front of the tub or shower as we have tile floors and they can be extremely slippery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 OK, I have a bath mat in front of the shower and I have a bath rug in front of the sinks. Two different things. The absorbent one goes in front of the shower to absorb the water as you dry off. The rug goes in front of the sinks so you're not on bare floor while brushing teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 No bath mat here. They tend to collect hair too fast on my bathroom floor. Am I the only one? Is that why my mom looked at me like I was crazy for not having one by the tub. I told her to use a towel, and she looked at me like I had two heads. We don't have one either - I can't stand carpet of any sort in the bathroom. (Especially the toilet rugs!) We just toss a towel down. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 This is absolutely hysterical to me. I KNOW it goes in front of the bath (that's why it's called a bath mat, d'uh!) but my dh moves it to in front of the toilet??! What's up with that? I don't even want to think about why he thinks one should be there.:eek: But we keep moving it back and forth. Yes, I also have slipped getting out of the shower because the mat is in the *wrong* place. So tell your dh, now that you know the correct answer for sure, that it belongs in front of the BATH. After he has really absorbed this information and learned to leave it in the correct place, perhaps he can give my dh a little tutorial. Just my 2 cents.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I like Charles' suggestions. :) We have a tile floor so the bathmat is a safety measure. I've stepped out of the shower or bathtub before without it and nearly taken a tumble. But if your DH insists on it by the sink just use a towel. I used to hang up the towel I'd just used after a shower/bath over the rod/shower wall. Then next time I'd throw it on the floor before I got in the shower/tub. Thsi worked especially well when we had just one small bathroom and I was unwilling to leave a bathmat down for fear my tinkling toddler would contaminate it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I didn't click on any poll responses, because I wasn't sure what you meant by bathmat. I have a bathmat in front of the shower and a rug in front of the sink, so I guess it would be both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I need a 'neither' option on the poll! We're all really allergic to mold so I refuse to keep carpets or mats in my bathroom. I keep a folded towel in front of the tub and wash it every time I do a load of towels. My husband doesn't like to stand on cold or hard floors, but I buy him very nice slippers for this reason. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbtx Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) Target has these cheap bath mats, a little over the size of a hand towel. They come in all colors, are not too heavy (so they dry quickly). I have ended up using them not just outside of the shower, but also as mat for drying dishes. They were either 2.99 or 3.99 which isn't a bad investment for your safety. I purchased them gradually and now I always have some clean and some dirty:lol: PS: If I only had one it would be at the shower/tub. Edited June 30, 2010 by wbtx forgot something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) Do you really need a vote proving who's right about such a silly thing. I'll pretend that is a question and answer NO, of course not. Sometimes I get all crazy and want to do something (like start a silly poll) for FUN. If I were really trying to prove something, I'd have done it years ago. Go buy that man another mat! :lol: I wish I could, but the one I have is so lovely but unfortunately, discontinued... I simply can't have mismatched mats!! :svengo:I mean, what will the bathroom police think? :lol: We are thinking luxury by moving it from one place to the other... Not splurging just yet on a second one :) Funny how one woman's luxery is another's war :lol: It's all in how ya look at it! I usually consider myself an optimist, but here you got me beat! Why not just get two bathmats? Gosh... I don't know... I kinda like the battle! I can picture us having this little battle till the day we die. Then, one sad day, the widow(er?) will stand there and shake their head at the silly lone bathmat, and wonder why it is still where they put it yesterday. A legacy! That's it! I'm doing it all in the name of leaving a legacy! We don't have one either - I can't stand carpet of any sort in the bathroom. (Especially the toilet rugs!) Ewww I know exactly what you mean! We are landlords, and one of our suites has industrial carpet GLUED on every square inch of the bathroom floor. Single men usually rent that one because it's so small, but I cringe every time I clean that bathroom before the next tenant comes. Makes me want to HURL! I don't know what possessed the previous owner to glue it down, but blech! Some men are just not that good at target practice, ya know? I need a 'neither' option on the poll! I knew someone would say that! :lol: Edited June 30, 2010 by specialmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We have 2 sinks, a bathtub and a shower in our master bathroom. We have a bathmat in front of each.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Get one in a complimentary color. It's for the sake of your marriage. Unless - you think this daily battle gives your marriage spice. . . ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Put the one you like in front of the sink, and get an absorbent thick towely (spell check is daft) one for in front of the shower, and it can be folded loosely in thirds between showers so it won't detract from the beautiful one in front of the sink. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We have it in front of the bath tub.....and in front of the sink. Get another bath mat LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 those bathroom wars are DANGEROUS! Does he put the cap back on the toothpaste? Lower the seat? Fill the empty toiletpaper roll? I mean, there are ENDLESS reasons to declare war over bathroom issues. :D I personally do NOT like mats or carpets of ANY kind in the bathroom. I do have a bath mat, though. I have a very small, maybe 12 x 24, mat which is such a COOL color that I leave it right by the shower all the time. If it weren't a cool color, I'd put it inside the shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeFe Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We have a long bathmat in front of the tub. A shorter one in front of the shower. We have a long rug (not a bathmat) in front of the sinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I answered "both," but in reality the bathrooms are so small that one mat is between the sink and the tub, taking care of things nicely. I think it belongs in front of the tub to catch drips and prevent slips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I didn't click on any poll responses, because I wasn't sure what you meant by bathmat. I have a bathmat in front of the shower and a rug in front of the sink, so I guess it would be both. :iagree: There is a spongy mat in front of the tub, and a rug with rubber backing in front of the sink. However, this is the situation in only ONE of our bathrooms. In another bathroom, we have no rugs or mats, just a thick terrycloth mat (bathmat? like a really thick, smallish towel, bought in the towel dept. and matches the towels) that we hang over the shower door and only put on the floor while we're in the shower, and then we step out of the shower and onto this bathmat/towel. The third bathroom is a half-bath, and since there's no tub, there's no bathmat, just a rug in front of the sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 OK so there's a little war going on in my home. I get out of the bathtub/shower and slip on the floor. Why? Because my wunnerful hubby moved the bathmat. Again. :glare: He moved it to the sink because he thinks it belongs there, "so it's comfortable to stand brushing your teeth." I moved it back to the bath because that's where I think it belongs. It has rubber grips on the bottom, it's absorbant, it makes sense to keep it at the bath exit, after all, it's called a BATHmat. Next day, it's moved to the sink again. After 12 years of marriage you'd think I'd have just bought another mat! :lol: So, if you have a bathmat, where in the bathroom do you keep it? It goes by the tub--but please go buy another mat before you bust your bum because even though we do, he clearly doesn't agree with you. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 No bath mat here. They tend to collect hair too fast on my bathroom floor. Am I the only one? Is that why my mom looked at me like I was crazy for not having one by the tub. I told her to use a towel, and she looked at me like I had two heads. Makes perfect sense to me. The last bathmats I bought were acrylic (What was I thinking?) and I have to put a towel on top anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I need a 'neither' option on the poll! We're all really allergic to mold so I refuse to keep carpets or mats in my bathroom. I keep a folded towel in front of the tub and wash it every time I do a load of towels. My husband doesn't like to stand on cold or hard floors, but I buy him very nice slippers for this reason. ;) Don't they go in the washing machine? Maybe that's what I destroy so many... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We normally have two. We have a claw foot tub which means there's no place to put shampoo bottles, soap, etc. So, I installed a glass shelf on the wall nearest the back of the tub. But them water dripped all over the floor whenever someone reached out to get something off the shelf, so a smaller bathmat goes there to catch those drips. A second large math goes in the space between the shower, toilet, and sink. The configuration of the fixtures and size of the mat covers the area pretty well. If I were you, I'd just get another mat...or toss a towel on the floor to step on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I have a bath mat that hangs over the shower door and a bath mat that hangs over the side of the tub, BECAUSE...it's for CLEAN feet!!! They go on the floor right before we get in. After we get out and dry off, they hang back up. This also helps them to dry out fast. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We have one that goes against the side of the tub where we step out, in front of the sink, and one that is in front of the toilet. It has two "arms" that "hug" the toilet but don't wrap all the way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I have an old towel, chopped up to the size of a hand towel, that gets put on the floor just before hopping in the shower. After the shower, it gets hung over the shower rail, in the other bathroom, it gets hung over the side of the bath. It gets washed every few days. so I didn't click on any of your options, because I don't keep it on the floor at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We normally have two. We have a claw foot tub which means there's no place to put shampoo bottles, soap, etc. Can I just say that I'm jealous of you right now? Such a silly thing, but I've wanted a claw foot tub forever!! :D We have one that goes against the side of the tub where we step out, in front of the sink, and one that is in front of the toilet. It has two "arms" that "hug" the toilet but don't wrap all the way around. I also have one that hugs my toilet, plus a big one that covers the floor in front of the sink and tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 :iagree: I have very small bathrooms so a small rubber backed rug is all that is needed to pretty well cover both areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I clicked both- but it's not because we're living high and large here. ;) You can sit on the toilet with your feet in the bathtub AND reach the sink comfortably in my tiny bathroom. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 I clicked both- but it's not because we're living high and large here. ;) You can sit on the toilet with your feet in the bathtub AND reach the sink comfortably in my tiny bathroom. :D :lol::lol::lol: The bathroom in our last place was like that. I understand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I voted both, but I don't actually have any. :D We have a bath mat, like a glorified shower, that stays on the shower, but no rugs. We used to have a cat that would attack bathroom rugs when left alone, so we got rid of them after he shredded a couple of sets, bless him. I would have a bath mat (towel type) for the shower, and rugs for by the sink, in my ideal world. I don't know when that will happen, exactly, but that's the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We have 2 sinks, a bathtub and a shower in our master bathroom. We have a bathmat in front of each.:D Ditto. Plus one around the toilet. I wash them all in one load when I clean the bathroom. Sweeping is done while they are washing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Thanks to this thread I can now see that I have been living like an animal by standing and brushing my teeth whilst my toes are frozen to the frigid tile. Off to buy another mat so that I can brush in luxurious comfort! :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I have two: one by the tub and one in front of the sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We have a rubber-backed rug that I wash often. Our bathroom is small so it warms feet at the sink and in front of the toilet. When we take a bath or shower, we toss a towel-like bathmat on the floor. As soon as we are dried off, the mat gets laid over the side of the tub to dry off. It hides behind the shower curtain so it doesn't matter what color it is - it doesn't affect the look of the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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