Sitting cross-legged with a picture book, a child settles on the beige Calo beside the bed. This round wool rug is heathered in beige, with paler and darker threads mixed together, so small bits of fluff hardly stand out.

Wool is a natural fibre from sheep, and here it makes up 70% of the pile, with 30% polyester on a wool backing. Weavers in India made the circle by hand, so its diameter can differ a little from the one stated. That wool share puts it with our Wool Rugs.

A circle balances a square room by softening its corners. Short pile keeps the beige Calo low in a bedroom or lounge, and next to the bed it sits among our Bedroom Rugs as a round option. The beige Calo can lie over underfloor heating. Pick the diameter with the size guide so some floor shows around the edge.

An underlay cut a little smaller than the beige Calo, as our cleaning advice recommends, keeps it from sliding on smooth floors. Turn the circle now and then so light and footsteps spread out. Every so often, beat it from the back and let it air outside.