Red next to dark wood or a navy bedspread looks rich without trying too hard. The Gabbeh Lola runner carries a single, plain red. Beside the bed it adds warmth, and in a kitchen it lies well in front of the worktop.

This wool rug is 100% wool in pile and backing, hand-woven in India and suitable for underfloor heating. Short pile keeps it flat. On tiles or laminate, an underlay beneath it helps it stay put. Red Lola sits among our bedroom rugs and jaloom's wool rugs as a low pile rug for daily use. Handmade lengths vary slightly, which makes choosing the right size with some spare floor worthwhile.

Our cleaning advice for the red runner starts with stray threads, which you snip level rather than pull. Beat it from the back now and then. Lightly dampened, a furniture dent usually rises again, since the short wool pile is springy.