Red warms up a kitchen with white units or a dining room with pale wooden chairs. This flat-woven rug keeps the colour plain and frames it with a simple border. Nothing stands up from the surface. Used as a dining room rug, it gives the table a base, and underfloor heating is no issue.

Woven by hand in India, the top layer blends 80% jute with 20% cotton for a sisal look, over a felt backing with PVC nubs. Like the rest of jaloom's jute rugs, this red jute rug takes up moisture quickly, so it suits a dry lounge or kitchen rather than a bathroom. Mark the spot with masking tape and follow our advice on rug sizes.

Switch the vacuum brush off and skip steam. Press kitchen roll onto spills at once, as our page on how to clean your rug shows, so no ring is left. Red corners stay flat on tiles when an anti-slip mat, trimmed a little short of the border, goes underneath.