Do you even need a kitchen rug? I'd rather just have to give a quick wipe to the floor if something drips on it, than have to be concerned whether a rug can hide stains. And even if the rug has a pattern that can hide stains, it's gross to leave accumulating stains on there until you can get around to getting the rug cleaned. Ick.

Thanks. We do clean regularly but the grout is impossible to keep up with even with sealing. So prefer to keep rug there and keep cleaning as usual.

Have a piece of carpeting cut to size and have the edges bound.