Red warms a room fast. On a round shape it looks like a big cushion dropped onto the floor, cheerful next to navy, white or natural wood, and it wakes up a plain bedroom.

• 100% cotton, cotton back
• Hand woven in India
• Flat weave with fringes
• Round, in several sizes
• Machine washable at 30 °C, fine over underfloor heating

A circle breaks up the straight lines of a bed, a wardrobe or a bookcase. Put it by an armchair and you have a small island for reading, or set it in a kids' room as a play spot. Beside the bed it makes a cheerful choice among our bedroom rugs. Cotton, the fibre behind our cotton rugs, grows around the seeds of the cotton plant and takes dye well, which is why this cotton round rug shows such a clear red.

Lay the red circle on a non-slip underlay slightly smaller than the rug, so it stays flat and the edges don't curl. Deal with spills the way our care guide describes for cotton. Now and then, a shake outdoors and a light vacuum keep it fresh.