Saturday morning, cereal on the sofa, cartoons on the telly and two kids sprawled on the floor in front of it. An orange rug underneath makes that corner feel warm, and the colour picks up cushions in rust or ochre.

Pure cotton is what it is made of, hand woven on a loom in India. Chindi weaving works with strips of fabric cut from offcuts, so the orange falls slightly differently from piece to piece. No pile here, only a flat weave with fringes, as with many of jaloom's cotton rugs.

This cotton round rug brings a curve into rooms full of corners. Square rooms look more balanced with a circle in the middle. Living room, bedroom, children's room or dining corner all suit it, and it lies well over underfloor heating. Washable rugs in cotton are rare, yet the orange Kelim Chindi Uni Round can go in the machine at 30 °C.

Several sizes are available, and our advice on rug sizes helps you match one to the sofa or the table.

Our cleaning advice for cotton starts with a light vacuum and a good shake outdoors. Small marks on the orange cotton can be dabbed with a little lukewarm water and then left to dry right through. Crumbs shake out of the flat weave easily.