Kitchens with pale units and wooden worktops suit a soft beige, and the Phoenix brings it in with a faded vintage pattern near the sink or the table.

• Solution-dyed 100% polypropylene pile
• Jute backing
• Machine-woven in Turkey on Jacquard looms
• Short pile, suitable for underfloor heating

Polypropylene takes up hardly any water, which is why this beige rug appears among our kitchen rugs. The colour is part of the fibre itself. Being a low pile rug, it also fits a nursery, a kids' room or the space under a dining table, and the Jacquard weave keeps its lines clean. Its fibre places it with our synthetic fibre rugs. Masking tape on the floor is a good first step before choosing the right size.

Keep hot pans and irons away from the beige Phoenix. Pile pressed flat by a chair can be brushed upright, as our page on how to clean your rug explains. Normal vacuuming with the brush roller running suits its short pile.