Cream is an easy colour to place. This Mir runner brings a soft, light strip to a hallway or the floor beside a bed, and it sits happily next to dark wood or pale walls. The pattern follows the classic oriental style, so it gives a calm, classic oriental look.

It's a wool rug, knotted by hand in India from 100% hand-spun wool, with a wool back. The short pile suits the design and keeps the surface flat and neat. Hand-spun yarn varies a little from batch to batch, so you may notice tiny shade shifts in the cream, known as abrash. That is part of how it is made. Wool is hard to ignite and doesn't melt, and the rug is fine over underfloor heating. For a bedroom, it works well as a pair on either side of the bed, alongside other bedroom rugs in your colour scheme, or in a hallway where you want one long runner.

Don't pull any loose thread that pops up; snip it level with scissors. If furniture leaves dents, our rug care tips suggest dampening the spot lightly so the wool can lift again. Beat the cream Mir gently from the back every so often and give it some fresh air.