Orange brings energy to a plain kitchen. Next to white units, terracotta tiles or a wooden table, this runner adds warmth, and the slim border gives its plain field a tidy edge.

• 80% jute, 20% cotton, sisal look
• Hand woven in India
• Flat weave, felt back with PVC dots
• Runner with border
• Suits underfloor heating

In front of the worktop it makes a bright kitchen runner and adds colour to our kitchen rugs. Hallways suit it too, and two of them, one on each side of the bed, make a matching pair. Its main fibre comes from the stems of the Corchorus plant, grown mostly in India and Bangladesh, and it gives this jute runner the same dry feel as jaloom's jute rugs. Our size guide shows which length suits your kitchen.

Keep the orange runner out of damp rooms and clean it dry, vacuuming without the brush and never with steam. Laid on a non-slip underlay a little smaller than the runner, it stays flat and keeps its corners down, as our rug care tips recommend. Orange suits a dry spot in the house.