For this guide, I prioritized both function and form: A bath mat is a design item, after all, but it also needs to dry your feet, clean easily, and be somewhat durable. After scouring major and minor retailers for their bath mat offerings, as well as reading through hundreds of buyer reviews and media coverage, I found 47 bath mats that seemed promising. From those, I narrowed the list down to 21 by singling out the mats that I thought would look best in different styles of bathrooms—a mix of understated neutrals, pretty patterns, and unique designs.
