Cotton is soft and matt, and it feels easy under bare feet. This blue Kelim Mia is a flat-woven cotton rug, made on a loom in India, so the surface is flat and the blue looks calm.

The flat weave also suits busy rooms. In the kitchen it copes with crumbs and footsteps, and children can sit on it with their toys. It makes a good nursery rug, and under a table it works as a calm blue dining room rug. It comes as a rectangle, which works well in a living room, where the sofa and coffee table sit together on it once you pick the size to match. Over underfloor heating the blue Mia is fine, and the other Mia colours, from Beige to Red, give you plenty of shades to choose from.

Cotton likes gentle care. Shake it out and vacuum it lightly, and tuck a non-slip pad underneath on smooth floors, as our care guide recommends. Blot a spill straight away, then let the rug dry well before the furniture goes back on it.