The round Gabbeh Lola in red feels soft and springy, with a slightly lively hand-woven texture. Its red is deep and plain.

• 100% wool in pile and backing
• Hand-woven in India
• Short pile, plain red
• Round
• Fine with underfloor heating

Warp and weft are interlaced by hand, and they give this round wool rug its firm structure. New wool sheds a few loose fibres at first, which eases off with vacuuming. Red warms a room quickly. In front of the sofa, a red circle rug fits in with our living room rugs, and it suits a bedroom too. Pure wool links it to our wool rugs, and since handmade sizes vary a little, our sizing tips help you pick the diameter.

A light cloth and a gentle dab from the outside in, never rubbing, is how our cleaning advice deals with spills on the red Lola. On smooth floors, an underlay a little smaller than the rug keeps it in place. Its short wool pile makes vacuuming straightforward.