Cream suits a kitchen that gets plenty of daylight, and it holds its own in the dining room too. This one is a flat-woven rug with a pattern, made to sit comfortably indoors or out on a terrace.

• Pile: 100% polyester, made from recycled PET yarn
• Backing: polyester
• Handwoven in India, flat weave
• Rectangular, in cream
• Suitable for indoors and outdoors (outdoors, a spot on the patio works well)

Flatweave rugs like this have no pile, so crumbs and hairs are easy to remove. The yarn comes from recycled PET, which is plastic reclaimed from sources such as drinks bottles, and the weaving is done by hand. That means small variations from the stated size are possible. It works as a kitchen rug in front of the worktop or under the table, where the synthetic fibre takes up hardly any water from splashes. Under the table, pick a size that keeps the chair legs on the cream rug even when they are pulled back. Next to a sofa, the cream shade pairs well with grey or green upholstery, and the same design comes in grey, light green and red. Both underfloor heating and the patio suit it.

Keeping the cream clean

Spills sit on the surface for a while, which gives you time to blot them before they settle in, and our advice on looking after your rug covers the rest. A brush vacuum is fine on a flat weave like this. If the surface gets flattened under furniture, a brush lifts it again.