DEAR HELOISE: We have small throw rugs with rubber backing (helps to keep them from sliding) on two bathroom linoleum floors, which have yellowed from the imprint of the rubber backing. We have tried ...

I have more this week on vinyl floors being discolored by rubber-backed rugs. I really didn’t know how widespread the problem was when I first wrote about it, but it is indeed a problem. Lowe’s ...

More this week on vinyl floors being discolored by rubber-backed rugs. I really didn’t know how widespread the problem was when I first wrote about it because I don’t have vinyl flooring, but it is ...

MORE THIS WEEK on vinyl floors being discolored by rubber-backed rugs. I really didn’t know how widespread the problem was when I first wrote about it because I don’t have vinyl flooring, but it is ...

Unsightly yellow stains have appeared on the off-white vinyl tile in my bathroom where the rugs had been. I got rid of the rugs, but I cannot get rid of the stains. Kathleen W. in Michigan There isn't ...

More this week on vinyl floors being discolored by rubber-backed rugs. I really didn’t know how widespread the problem was when I first wrote about it because I don’t have vinyl flooring, but it is ...

When I put an area rug (no backing) on a beige inlayed vinyl floor, the vinyl turned purple. The purple stain went away when I removed the rug. What caused that purple stain and is there a rug that I ...

Add functionality and flair to your bathroom with one of the best bathroom rugs. Most quality bathroom rugs should stay in place; a rubber backing, non-skid dots, or rubber feet can help with this.

Dear Heloise: Unsightly yellow stains have appeared on the off-white vinyl tile in my bathroom where the rugs had been. I got rid of the rugs, but I cannot get rid of the stains. Do you know of a ...