There are floor mats that go in front of the sink that profive cushion to your feet.

Why would you want a rug in the kitchen !?

I would go with a larger area rug personally if you are going that route. Pretty floors, stainless farm sink and two tone cabinetry. What color theme were you thinking?

No rugs in a kitchen. Safety hazard, sanitation hazard, and they don't look good because it doesn't make sense for them to be there. Kitchen floors are meant to be open and clean and to showcase the beautiful flooring you hope you have.

Runner rugs typically only work in smaller spaces like hallways or the area between an island and the wall. Here is an excellent example:

With all that space I'd choose a larger rug like Jodie suggested. Here is an idea:

Wool oriental rugs are actually fantastic in kitchens. They are extremely durable and since they are hand knotted and hand dyed, they cover a multitude of "sins" and stains.

I think it a necessity to have a rug in the kitchen, especially where there would be water splashing. 1) to somewhat protect your floor from damage, 2) prevent slipping on water. I have a runner along the front of my cabinets.

Is your floor engineered wood?

If so, no rug. I would rather mop up after dinner than have a rug that has been dripped on, spilled on, or my cat deciding she didn’t like what went down.

I have an old Persian rug in my kitchen and love it. I do take it up when I'm entertaining.

After ten years of hardwood floors in my kitchen, I recently found six foot runner rugs with nonslip backing. They came from Homedepot.com and I'm liking them so much. Dropped silverware from unloading dishwasher had left a nick or two. Wish I had done rugs sooner.

Thank you all for your responses. I don't think a rug is for every kitchen, but I disagree with the comments that a rug shouldn't be in a kitchen. The space feels very large and the reason I was wanting a rug is because I would like to break up the floor space a bit. Thank you all again for your comments!

This looks nice with your brown and white

It is a personal thing. For around the sink area when standing for longer times it can be nice. From a design standpoint it can be nice if correct style, colour and style.
Lori