Bathroom rugs & mildew
 

I've read that it's not a good idea to have a rug outside the shower/tub due to chance of mildew.

I am thinking of either putting down one of those cushioned kitchen mats alone or a cushioned mat and regular bath rub on top of it.

What do you think?

That's why God created heavy duty washing machines.

We have had rugs outside the shower since we moved in 7 years ago, NO mold, No mildew, as I recall rugs get washer about once per month. On a side note, these dry out very quickly.

We just use a bath mat towel. We hang it on the shower door rail in between showers and throw it in the laundry with towels.

plan on doing that also with the tub but no rail on the shower :(

How about a bamboo mat.

I have a cotton blend rug in front of the shower, and a cushion mat in front of the kitchen sink. No mildew or other problems.

IIRC, we had to install several towel bars in both bathrooms to make it comfortable for us.

I dry off before I come out of the shower, so little water gets on the rug.

Just lay it over the side of the tub

I agree with the comment about drying off best you can within the shower before stepping out onto the bath mat. Someone mentioned a bath towel. That slips around easily, injury hazard in my book.

Been here 20 years and have had the standard bath mats and never had a mold issue on top of that I have never heard of anyone have one. Maybe if you use things like the wooden ones but standard mats should not consider you

When I shower I have an exhaust fan on a timer sucking out 110 feet of humid air per minute. After I turn off the water I wipe as much water as possible off of myself with a washcloth (a clean one daily, and wrung out well, then hung out to dry). Then I use a squeegee on the shower door, walls and floor. Then I dry off in the shower. After drying each foot, I step onto the rug. It stays dry. I hang up the barely wet towel so it will get as much air flow as possible. I have a fan on a timer that blows air into the shower to dry it. The exhaust fan is also on a timer. No, no problems with mold or excess humidity.

Bath Mat
 

I have an all cotton mat - very old, but looks brand new. Doesn't slide and can be tossed in washer and dryer or hung outside to dry when partially dry.

The horror

Get white rugs/mats and bleach them in the wash