"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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Brian Gaff wrote:

a carpet [...] meant for a bathroom
Yuck!

It's only in recent years that I've started to see bathrooms with lino or
tiles. All my parents' houses have had carpet (usually artificial fibre on
foam backing) in the bathroom, and several houses that we've seen while
house-hunting have had carpets.

As long as it doesn't get wet, and as long as there's a mat round the
washbasin and loo, and a mat for you to stand on when you get out of the
bath, then it's fine. Nicer than standing on cold lino or tiles. But not as
hygenic.