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Need SMALL bath mat, pref. northwoods theme

10 years ago

I'm kind of going with a north woods theme in my newish guest bath, and I am trying to find a bath mat that is small enough. I can only have one that is no longer or wider than 30 inches, a bit smaller would be better. That's 30 inches in either direction, anything wider or longer than that would be too big. Does anyone know where I can get something like that? I live in the boonies so I would either have to order it online or drive to some larger town and go to a shop that is ubiquitous in strip mall land. I prefer cotton, needs to be washable. I can go with some other style or something plain, but right now I'm hoping to find something with moose or pinecones or the like on it.

Comments (20)

  • 10 years ago

    Old Time Pottery and Tuesday Morning are my first stops when I'm looking for rugs, towels, etc. They usually have a huge variety (esp. OTP) and are pretty reasonably priced.

    Donna

  • 10 years ago

    Bass pro shop

  • 10 years ago

    Here are 2


    Walmart



    Kohl's

  • 10 years ago

    How are you guys finding these? I tried searching the Interweb, but apparently my searching skills leave something to be desired!! Oh, and I never realized you could shop on Houzz! Uh oh!

  • 10 years ago

    I found so many funny ones..but the size is always off

    this one is not as funny and less northern maybe, but the smaller size fits:

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/280542468/little-deer-memory-foam-bath-mat-printed?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=forest%20%20rug&ref=sr_gallery_26

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    I like this one with the bear tracks. Kind of a play on words. Also love the shower curtain with the owls and the colors in that set. Alas, that set is not the colors of my bathroom. My bathroom is more gold, brown, green and orange. Plus I don't need a new shower curtain, drat!
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    The moose one from Walmart would go with my shower curtain, but I really like that pine cone one and it has matching towels which would not be a bad idea for me to buy since the ones I have in there are getting kind of threadbare. On the other hand, I love the braided oval one with the cabin--my dream home sans the bears. Not a bear fan, because in real life they are kind of a dangerous nuisance when you have to live around them. At least they were for me when I lived in NE PA mts.

    I love that blue bunny one too. I could seriously develop an addiction to decorative rugs . . .

    There was a Tuesday Morning near where I used to live in Allentown, PA, but I see that the nearest one to where I live now is two hours away, outside of Detroit. I rarely make it to the big cities anymore, I'm happily reverting to my country girl ways. That OTP store sounds like tons of fun, but the nearest one of those is Cleveland or Chicago, which is more than three hours from me. Their Web site looks very cool!

  • 10 years ago

    I absolutely like the pine cone one the best, too, pinkmountain.

  • 10 years ago

    Perfect thread for me! My guest bath has a pine cone theme going for it - I'll be ordering that pine cone bath mat!!!

  • 10 years ago

    Ack, I really am in a quandary. I couldn't decide between the pinecone rug, which I love, and the moose one which I thought might go better with my shower curtain, which is a matte gold and white houndstooth. I already have one beige towel with a moose and pine tree pattern on it. So I went into the bathroom to try and envision what might work best. Then I realized I might be kidding myself, here's why.

    Already in the bathroom I have a print of a cattail marsh with ducks flying over it--black outline over orange background, a pencil drawing of a wolf on parchment, matted in grey with a wood frame, and a photo of a spider web framed in old barn wood. Then the cream colored moose and pine tree towel, a green plaid towel with deer embroidered on it, and two light brown towels with tiny red flowers at the bottom, embroidered. Then the floor is old ubiquitous late 80's white vinyl flooring with a fake tile pattern that has tiny blue and pink flowers at the corners. I had been ignoring the flooring, since a lot of it is covered by rugs, and I'm realizing it does NOT lend itself to a northwoods theme. But it's not going to get changed, not a priority. If you don't look at the floor too much, the bathroom is fine with all the various wildlife motifs on the walls.

    Part of me wants to get a new shower curtain, the red and brown one with all the wildlife on it, and get new matching towels and rug for in there. But I must remind myself that my funds are limited and since I don't plan on staying in the house that long, it is not worth the investment. I'm thinking best to go with plain rugs and then maybe get a few more northwoods themed decorative hand towels to switch out in there, those I can take with me wherever I go.

    So my only other question is, how kitschy would it be to get some more moose towels? Or should I get the pine cone towels because I already have a moose and deer one? Or stick with something neutral and let the wall art do the talking? How many animals in one small bathroom are too many, and yet not really lovin' a moose themed bathroom either. Such first world problems!! I really love those northwoods themed things, but I also want to keep my linens flexible. I was just so excited about getting a rug, so I thought maybe I could indulge in some towels as a consolation prize. I think sadly the rug would look silly against white tile with little pink and blue flower trim. The classiest thing would be to go for solid colored towels, picking up the colors of the wall art. But I have a soft spot for kitsch sometimes (can we call it "whimsy?") It's a fine line, and I often cross it!

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    "How many animals in one small bathroom are too many"-yeah, that's my question to myself too..))

    Until I remember I have a friend who has-besides her family- 4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 python snakes, a dragon, couple rats, and also chickens and turkeys..and they all are ALIVE and REAL. and HAPPY. And her house is pretty small by the way.

    So our questions are not even that serious lol

  • 10 years ago

    PS it's much easier to get the towels, because with rugs you're restricted with non-standard sizing. While with towels..)))

  • 10 years ago

    Finally have some photos to post, I guess they might help. You can see the wall art and the TINY room. Looking at these, I think the shower curtain should stay, it is very nice and neutral. I also think the moose should not be added to with more of the same, I'm not even sure I like that one towel, just more for fun than taste. You can see the yucky flooring I'm working with. It is also is stained probably rubbed off from the vinyl backing on one of mom's old rugs for in there. I only have room for one rug by the tub since the door opens in front of the sink and is too low to go over a rug. That's why I can't orient the rug in the other direction, it blocks the door opening. So I dunno, I guess plain rug would be best, but maybe the pinecone towels would look OK. But maybe that pinecone rug would be OK too. Not sure, you can see that the flooring is rather insipid but sorta fades into the background and I am stuck with it for now. Not sure how much I should let it dictate the style of the rest of the decor in there. No matter what, it will show for half of the room, since the door is very low to the floor and can't go over a rug. Later on maybe I can shave off the door, but not gonna happen anytime soon, I have no time nor money for that project.





  • 10 years ago

    I think the pine cone rug would be fab. It's square, takes less space, and ties into other colors of the bathroom just the right amount-subtle, but with a bit of brown in it. I think it will look cool with the floor too.

    The shower curtain is cool, I agree, I'd also leave it.

    As for the towels-I would still introduce maybe forest motive, sans animals. I didn't have time for the long search..

    but here's one with mushrooms)) It's a good size though, it's a real bath towel. Being big-not that cheap too.

    Obviously I talk about the upper one, and while I love the colors-they're a bit off. The background's too white,the colors too bright.

    Just to give an idea.It's too cute..actually I should get one for myself..))

    Now while I'm writing it-found other shop, also on Etsy..the lady there has the whole shebang. Birds, bears, cabins..cheaper too. I suspect the quality is not as great, but look into it . Here's one example:

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewnbyStacy?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=12222419

    Or: you can get the rug first, see how it sits with the rest, and let the towels be plain, but say get them with some subtle green in it, as in the rug, or slightly darker brown, or something..

    I don't like themes-but when it's flora and fauna it's really hard to stop myself sometimes..)) So I get you. I won't even count how many creatures I've got around here. Painted,drawn, ceramic, wood, bone, metal..would be embarrassing if it didn't make me really so happy.

    But I agree it should be balanced, and a curtain is great for keeping it all in line.

    PS can you move the bin next to the toilet or is it too big?

  • 10 years ago

    Yeah, the trash bin has a bit of a "too large" presence in the bathroom but I like that it hides the trash and that bathroom is my main bathroom right now so it gets a lot of use. I tried moving it next to the toilet but just too crowded. If I find something a little nicer and smaller I may get it but right now the rugs are a priority since I am washing them constantly and I need something workable. I'm also maybe going to get one of those over the toilet wall units for storing TP and washcloths. Space really is at a premium in there.

    Those mushroom towels are the coolest! Ironically, I have also inherited a mushroom collection, as mom collected mushroom themed art at one time. I wish I needed new towels but I have so many sets, dang it! I have some more subtle wildlife art for in that bathroom but right now with living in two places and half my stuff still in boxes, I haven't found it. I have an owl, eagle and bear, plus a photo of caddisflies that made their homes out of gold leaf and jewels that an artist put in a tank of them. I could take out the wolf and the ducks and go for a bug theme in the bathroom . . . OK, I have to stop, I am totally trying to declutter and use what I have to decorate, but my current bath mats are just not working and are getting grotty anyway.

    Those chickadee towels are the bomb BTW! Chickadee is my favorite bird! I've lived with too many deer and bears to find them cute, when I see them I think nuisance! But pine trees and chickadees--love. Loons too. My best friend had a loon wallpaper border in her guest bath, I have never seen anything like it before or since, don't think they make that kind of subtle thing anymore. It was a mostly black and white bathroom, so pretty. Great art on the walls--photos she took.

  • 10 years ago

    Uh oh, I see the woman who does custom embroidery also has a loon pattern . . .