Do you spend a lot of time in your kitchen? Whether its preparing meals, cooking, or even doing the dishes, sometimes you spend a lot of time on your feet in the kitchen. Being on your feet for a long time can be uncomfortable.
I’d like to introduce you to a new line of products that will provide some comfort and relief when standing for a long time in your kitchen, bathroom or other rooms in your home. They are Fabio Viviani Comfort Mats by Smart Step Home.
Loving to cook doesn’t necessarily mean loving to stand, which is why restaurateur and Top Chef Fabio Viviani is celebrating the kick-off of his first ever, exclusively designed product line: Fabio Viviani Comfort Mats by Smart Step Home.
Fabio has been cooking in kitchens since he was eleven-years-old in Florence, Italy. His passion for good cooking and Tuscan culture has worked wonders for his successful career as a professional chef, but has also taken a serious toll on his feet, legs, and back. It was time to start taking his aching limbs as seriously as his taste buds—so he teamed up with Smart Step Home and designed his first-ever line of Tuscan-inspired Comfort Mats.
Fabio designed his Comfort Mats with both health and home in mind. Each mat is engineered to enhance comfort and relieve muscular aches associated with prolonged standing. Comfort Mats are ideal for any high-traffic areas of the home benefiting all ages including even slouching teenagers, promoting better posture. Beveled edges make Comfort Mats both trip-proof and wheelchair-friendly. The SmartTech Polyurethane material is heat, tear, puncture, and spill resistant making for easy clean up (and did we mention pet proof?). Comfort Mats will never curl or wear and will return back to their original shape after every use.
“Feet down” Fabio Viviani Comfort Mats are the best gift you can give to aching feet. Fabio loves using his Comfort Mats (and refuses not to!) in his kitchen, multiple restaurants, and test kitchens during his demos. His secret ingredient to all his winning dishes? Its comfort—thanks to his new line of Comfort Mats.
I had the opportunity to try out one of the mats in my kitchen.
The mat is a generous size to provide me (or my hubby) with a lot of space to stand on. I opted to put it in front of the sink because we seem to stand there the most doing dishes. I had toyed with the idea of putting it in the bathroom in front of the sink but our bathroom is light in color and I figured the chocolate brown mat would standout too much.
The mat is very soft to stand on. It reminds me of those mattresses that are made of a special sponge-like material that bounces back after you push down on it (for the life of me I cannot remember the name of the product). When you step on the mat you can feel the softness under your feet. The moment you step off the mat regains its shape. We step on this many times per day and it looks just as good as it did the first day I laid it down.
The mat is made in a way where you wouldn’t trip over it. It hugs the floor and appears to have a non-slip surface on the bottom of it. We have never had an issue with this slipping or moving.
A couple of our cats and even our dog enjoy lying on the mat. They find it very comfortable too. 🙂
I like that the mat is easy to wash off. I just spray it with a little all purpose cleaner and wipe it off with a rag or paper towel. You can even vacuum the top of it if you need to.
The mat does make a difference when standing a long time in the kitchen. It is very comforting on your feet. It’s a wonderful addition to our kitchen décor too. I really like how it looks. The mat is available in different colors. Right now they are “Earth” tones. Perhaps they will offer different colors one day such as blues, greens, and reds so that they can match anyone’s décor or color scheme.
You can use the mat in your kitchen, bathroom, work bench area or any place in your home where you find yourself on your feet for a long period of time.
The Comfort Mats retails for $99.99 and is available for purchase online at SmartStepHome.com, FabioViviani.com and select retailers nationwide. All Mats are backed with a 7 year warranty and are proudly produced here in the USA.
One lucky reader will win their own Comfort Mat, compliments of Fabio Viviani and Smart Step Home. The winner will receive the Toscana mat in Carmel color (pictured above).
This giveaway is open to US residents only and will end on October 26, 2013 at 11:59 PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator from all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have three days to reply or a new winner will be chosen in their place.
To enter please comment on this post and tell me where you would use the mat if you were the lucky winner?
For extra entries you can use the Rafflecopter widget (below) but you must complete the initial entry requirement or the additional entries won’t qualify (I do check). Extra entries are optional.
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
Renee Walters says
I would use it in my kitchen.
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
I need a mat for in front of my stove.
Jamie says
I would use in my kitchen in front of the sink!
Maureen says
I have DVt and my legs get tired when cooking and this would go in the kitchen.
Sue Ellison says
I would use it in front of my stove.
melissa Resnick says
in my kitchen
lindsay says
In the kitchen to stand on while I do dishes.
Stephanie V. says
in front of my sink – stand there for too long!!
alyce poalillo says
In front of my stove
Denise S says
I’d use it in the kitchen.
Catie says
I would use this in the kitchen in front of the sink!
Cathy Truman says
I would put it in front of my sink,
Jody Sisson says
I would definitely use it in my kitchen in front of the sink.
Natasha says
I would use it in my kitchen! Love it!
Shannon Baas says
in the kitchen.
Lori R says
I would use the mat in my kitchen, both in front of sink and stove when doing a lot of cooking. I am on my feet all day (I’m a nurse) so any help is excellent.
Cynthia C says
I will use it in front of my kitchen sink.
Judith S. says
This would be great at my kitchen sink. I broke my knee cap and have had three surgeries to repair, with the last one being a full knee replacement. My biggest problem is standing on the hard tile floor for very long. It is very painfull.
Angela Ke says
I would use it in the kitchen.
Jackie says
I would love to use it by the kitchen sink.
Thank you!
Debra Hall says
i would put it in front of my stove
angel d says
in front of my sink
D Schmidt says
I would put it in my kitchen in front of the sink.
Allie says
I would use it in the kitchen
Sheila K. says
I’ll use it in my kitchen!
kim says
I would use this mat in my kitchen in front of my stove where I do my most of my work in the kitchn
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Zan Caperton says
I will give the mat to my Mother who needs a knee and hip replacement on the same leg. She has a lot of pain and I know this will help her. I bet she will use it either at her sink or her food prep area.
lynn cook says
in front of my kitchen sink where i am always doing the extraordinary amount of dishes we accumulate
Katie Roch says
I would use this mat by the stove because I spend a lot of time cooking.
Kristie says
I’d use it by my stove.
Suzanne Denys says
kitchen sink for sure
Katherine says
In front of my kitchen sink
Christina Sparks says
I would use it in front of the Kitchen sink.
Donna L says
I would put it in front of my sink.
Katie Amanda says
This would definitely match my kitchen.
Tamar says
I’d use it in the kitchen.
beth shepherd says
I would use it in my kitchen.
TawndaM says
I’d love to put this in front of the kitchen sink…. because washing dishes takes far longer than dirtying them… lol
Dawn Ganey says
I want it for my kitchen in front of the stove.
Georgie C says
I’d like to use this mat for my kitchen where I’m always at the sink doing something or another
Carla S says
I will use it in front of my sink because my current mat is worn out.
Carolyn G says
This would go in the kitchen
Kelly D says
I would use this in front of my kitchen sink.
Chrystal D says
Between the sink & stove since that’s usually where I stand when preparing foods.
Carol says
I’d use t in the kitchen in front of the sink.
Linda Lansford says
I will use it in the kitchen
Caroline B says
I would have it in my kitchen in front of my sink!
Crystal F says
I would use it at the sink. I hand wash our dishes and it makes my back hurt. Thank you!
Jan Hall says
I would use this mat in front of the kitchen sink.
jessica says
by my oven or the kitchen sink 🙂
tabitha p. says
i would use this in front of the kitchen sink.
we don’t have a dishwasher so i spend a lot of time there.
xty cruz says
I would use it in front of my apartment door
Betty Baez says
I would use it in my kitchen!
alicia wallace says
In front of stove
Steve Stone says
id use it for cooking or washing dishes
Jean F says
In front of the kitchen sink!
brandy g. says
I would use it in my kitchen in front of my sink.
Denise B. says
I would use it in front of my prep counter.
Tom Bellamy says
By the kitchen sink.
Tom Bellamy says
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Linda White says
In my kitchen in front of my sink
Mer says
This would go in my kitchen! I know I’d be less tempted to get takeout if, after a long day, I had something comfy to stand on while making dinner and cleaning up.
Andrea Williams says
I would use this in front of my kitchen sink.
Michelle says
In the Kitchen
nicole krutz says
in my kitchen
Courtney Renee says
I would use it in my kitchen by the sink
Kristi C says
I would use it at the island in my kitchen.
Susan Chester says
I would give this to my mom. She has arthritis and it hurts her to stand for long.
Christine says
in front of the sin
Gwendolyn Blunt says
I would use it in the kitchen in front of the counter, I have fibromyalgia
D Johnson says
I would use it in my kitchen while I’m doing dishes or standing at the counter preparing food.
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Stephanie Larison says
I’d put it in front of the sink.
Annmarie W. says
I would love to have this in my kitchen, right in front of my sink!
Lisa V. says
I would use in my kitchen.
Karen D says
I could really use this for my kitchen!
Monique Rizzo says
I would use it at the island.
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Dan D says
In the kitchen where I work.
Kim Drolet says
In front of my sink!!!!
Lasonda says
It would be used in front of the kitchen sink.
Secret Burkheiser says
In my kitchen
deana c says
If I won I would use it in the laundry room.
DorothyTeel says
This beautiful mat from Chef Fabio would go right in front of my kitchen sink, where I spend a lot of time.
Shirley Hicks says
in front of my kitchen sink
Jessamine D. says
I would use this on our kitchen. 🙂
Jessamine D. says
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Denise m says
in my kitchen when cooking or doing dishes
Eugenia Hall says
In front of my Kitchen Sink!
Lindley A says
I would put it in the kitchen below my cooktop- thanks!
Paula Michele Hafner says
I would use it in front of my stove.
Heather B says
I think I too would put it in front of my kitchen sink
Racheal says
I would use the mat in my kitchen near my counter
Jennifer T. says
I’ll be using in front of my kitchen sink.
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crystal smith says
I would love to put this in front of my stove…it would really match my kitchen well and it would be great to give my feet some relief in the kitchen 🙂
crystal smith says
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darby says
it would be great in my kitchen!
Leona P says
IN front of the sink
Jennifer Reed says
I would use the mat in front of my kitchen sink if I won.
Jennifer Reed says
I follow through Bloglovin.
Lori O. says
I’d definitely use this in front of the sink in my kitchen.
Wanda McHenry says
I would use it in front of my kitchen sink!
Bebe says
I’d use the mat in my kitchen because I cook a lot!
Penny Snyder says
By the island in the kitchen!!~
Daniel M says
at the kitchen sink
Angela W says
in my kitchen
Jill Myrick says
I would use this mat in front of my kitchen counter where I spend most of my time standing.
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Alicia says
I would use this mat in front of my kitchen sink.
Lauren Flynn says
I would give it to my chef-boyfriend for the kitchen so he is comfortable while whipping up delicious meals!
Deb C says
I will use it in the space between my sink and kitchen island.
Karen Drake says
I would use this in my kitchen in front of the sink.
tina reynolds says
I would be using in the kitchen
Jill says
I would use it in my kitchen.
ewhatley says
I would use this in my kitchen, in front of the stove.
Liz W. says
I definitely need a comfort mat at my kitchen island– it would protect my laminate floors and make standing and chopping veggies so much easier!
Rebecca Peters says
in front of my sink
Jen says
in my kitchen at my sink 🙂
tamatha hunter says
in front of the sink in the kitchen
david cosgrove says
I would give this to my mother to help with her back pain from standing too long
Jill says
This would go in my kitchen. Would be perfect for preparing those long meals.
Michelle H says
I’d give it a place of honor in our kitchen 🙂
Robin says
I would use it in front of the kitchen sink
ET Pruitt says
I would put it in the kitchen
Richard Hicks says
would use it in the kitchen in front of the sink!
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Nicole C. says
I would use it in front of my kitchen sink.
Tricha says
at the kitchen sink
AmyBond says
Would use this in front of the sink!
Francine Anchondo says
in my kitchen
Lisa Sheldon says
I would love to have this in my kitchen.
Brittney House says
I would use it in front of my sink.
Lanicsha Wynn says
In the kitchen, it will match perfect with my new decorations
rose paden says
I would use this in the kitchen by the sink, I am always doing those dishes and it kills the legs!
rose paden says
I would use this in the kitchen under the sink. I am always doing those dishes and its killer on the legs!
melissaandkeith miller says
in the kitchen
Sky Kory says
I’d use it infront of my door.
Sky Kory says
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natalie says
I would use it in the kitchen in front of the sink.
Beth Stephens says
byt the kitchen sink
azalea says
in front of the sink in my kitchen. that’s where it will get the most use and where I need it the most!
augrim says
I would use this while washing dishes.
Sallee Crummel Glickler says
I think it will travel in my kitchen. The sink, the stove, and the counter.
Michele C says
I will use it in my kitchen.
Gaye M says
I’d use it by the kitchen counter where I prepare meals.
ky2here says
I’m like the others – in front of the kitchen sink and moved a bit to the left and right if I’m chopping or kneading or stuff like that.
melina r says
I will use the mat next to the kitchen sink so I can step on it when washing dishes.
melina r says
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Janice Crespo says
This would go by my kitchen sink 🙂
Jackee says
In my kitchen.
Melanie Montgomery says
It will go to my mom, she’s been wanting one of these for a loing time
Dorothy Campbell says
In front of the sink in the kitchen!
Shannon says
In front of the kitchen sink.
steph hanson says
I would put in in my kitchen, in front of the sink. I probably spend hours a day there!
Jennifer J says
We’d definitley use it in our kitchen. We need a good mat in there!
beth says
in my kitchen
Regina M says
Kitchen, near my island.
Anna says
I would use it in my garage.
kathy pease says
I would use this in front of my kitchen sink 🙂
Christian Alejandro says
It would be perfect for the kitchen.
Sherry Conrad says
I would use it in front of my kitchen sink.
amy deeter says
in my kitchen
Karen Gonyea says
Absolutely in front of the sink for when I do dishes !!!
Holli Joren says
I would use the mat in front of the sink, since it seems like I’m ALWAYS there doing dishes!
Breanne says
I’d put it in front of my sink.
Sherry Lilly says
Kitchen Sink
Betty says
that mat would go in the kitchen where I stand at the counter and prepare meals
Jennifer S. says
I would use it in the kitchen in front of the sink.
Diane W says
I would use in my kitchen.
Diane W says
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robyn paris says
at my kitchen sink
Vicki D. says
I would put this in front of my sink in my kitchen. This would help alleviate my back aching when I’ve been on my feet too long.
lisa lo says
In the kitchen for standing comfort :o)
sarah says
This will go in my kitchen, where I stand to wash dishes and prepare meals.
Beverly Metcalf says
I would love this mat in front of my stove, where I spend a lot of time cooking. Thanks.
Sue J. says
I would use it right in front of the kitchen sink!
Cindy Munkelt says
In my kitchen in front of my prep area.
Sharon says
I would use this mat in my kitchen if I won, right in front of the sink where for some reason I tend to spend a lot of time!
laurie says
I would use it at my kitchen sink
Trisha McKee says
Right in front of my counter in the kitchen where i do the chopping, mixing and preparing of meals.
jane jakins says
looks comfy
Roxann says
I would use it in my kitchen.
Jeanna says
I would use this in my kitchen!
Rachel says
I will replace the current comfort mat in my kitchen that is pretty beat up!
Virginia Rowell says
Since I am always doing dishes, I would put it in front of my kitchen sink.
Holly Kennedy says
In front of the sink.
Holly Kennedy says
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sheila k. says
in front of the kitchen sink
Carmen says
I’d use this in our kitchen in front of the sink where we do a lot of dishes.
Sarah Marshall says
I would use it in front of my kitchen sink!
Sarah Marshall says
Following in bloglovin’ 🙂
Bryan E. says
Thanks for the giveaway…near our kitchen sink & food prep area !
Allison says
Definitely good for the kitchen i would think!
Mihaela Day says
I would use in my kitchen in front of the sink 🙂
Sand says
I would use it in front of the kitchen sink.
Connie Tucker says
In my kitchen in front of the sink
Carolyn Daley says
In the kitchen.
Michelle Tucker says
We’d use it in front of our sink in the kitchen.
Deborah Hogue says
I would place it in front of my counter top, that way whether i’m prepping food or doing dishes, I can eliminate some of the strain on my legs and back
Julie Hawkins says
I would use this in the kitchen
john hutchens says
I will use it in my kitchen
Donna Pyszk says
I would use this in the kitchen
Gianna says
In my kitchen.