A rug for the kitchen?

I think my kitchen needs a rug.
This one was perfect -- cobalt blue (the color of all my kitchen implements), the right size, and at Ikea, the right price. But my stepmother talked me out of it, because it's wool and would need special cleaning, which a well-trafficked kitchen rug shouldn't. Sigh. It was otherwise-perfect...
Labels: kitchen, rug
Too much slick leather?
I am besotted with these Crate & Barrel bar stools. But if I wind up with three of them in my kitchen, would it then be overkill to kit out my dining room with matching chairs? (Remember, there's no wall between the kitchen and the dining area.)
Labels: dining room, furniture, kitchen
Rooster pitcher
I've gone too long without my own kitchen rooster.
Labels: decor, kitchen
Ottimista or Pessimista?
Must have wine and beer glasses. I've been longing for these ever since I first saw them at Restoration Hardware, five or six years ago.
Labels: kitchen
Salt cellar
I love this majolica salt cellar at Napastyle.
Labels: decor, kitchen