Wool you can feel straight away, soft and slightly springy under bare feet, in a beige with a woven pattern running through it. The Gabbeh Vida is a wool rug for anyone who wants a little more going on than a plain colour.

• Pile 100% wool, back wool
• Made on a handloom in India
• Short pile
• Patterned, in beige
• Suits underfloor heating

Under a dining table, choose the size so the chairs stay on the Vida even when pulled back. Lounge or bedroom, the beige pattern sits easily with wood and white, and among our bedroom rugs it is one of the patterned options. A beige rug for the living room like this also works in front of the sofa. Being new wool, it sheds some loose fibres at first, which fades as you vacuum. Handmade, it can vary slightly from the listed size, and it shares its pure wool with jaloom's wool rugs.

Trim loose threads on the Vida with scissors rather than pulling, as our care guide advises. Dents from chair legs rise again once you dampen them lightly. Beat and air it now and then.