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I'll second that,
A nice HARD surface makes for MUCH easier clean up.
Those under desk plastic floor coverings are at every office supply store for cheap.
I hate carpet.
You can't get it clean once its laid, only force dirt/water deeper into the carpet/pad,
The amount of fibers a carpet sheds is unbleveable, and anyone that works/cleans computers of heating ducts will tell you to get rid of the carpet.
(Or cover it with something you can clean up)
If you are worried about static, under your maple top, simply run a wire to a mounting bolt on each metal appliance on top,
Get into the habit of touching any of the connected metal when you sit down.
You do NOT have to 'Ground', but you do have to equalize with anything electrically insulated on the work top.
Just for the record, unless that work top has an electrically insulated finish, wood doesn't produce or hold a static charge.
The truely paranoid will connect the metal components to the ground circuit of the home, some have even added an extra ground rod to the homes to connect to...
The 'Round' or 'U' shaped prong on your wall outlet is an 'Earth Ground' or 'Ground' that's readily accessable in most homes.
The screw in the middle of a wall outlet is usually 'Grounded' also.
A small wire from screw to mounted table top gadgets (wire under table) will do the job without being a huge production and still leave the outlets useable.
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