Ochre2 brings warm paint to the floor. Wide horizontal brushstroke bands run across the rug in soft ochre, quiet olive and pale stone. Each band has the look of a loaded brush pulled in one steady sweep, with gentle edges where one colour meets the next. The ochre gives the room a golden glow. The bands look like paint chips set side by side, each one a little different. The bands sit low and wide, so the pattern never shouts. It reads like a calm painting laid flat on the floor. The olive cools the ochre down and the pale stone keeps the whole thing calm. Across a floor the bands stretch the room sideways and make it feel wider. The first picture shows the design flat and on its own, so you see the whole pattern and its colours before you see it in a room. Colours can look a little different on each screen. In the living room, set it under the coffee table so the bands run parallel to the sofa and tie the seating together. In the bedroom, lay it at the foot of the bed for a warm place to sit and pull on socks. Under a dining table the stone and olive bands sit quietly below the chairs, and this rug works indoors and outdoors, so it can do the same job on a covered porch or in a sunroom. In an entryway it catches the first steps through the door. Down a long hallway the bands repeat like steps and lead the eye forward. In a home office it softens the floor under a desk chair. In a kids' room it gives a soft patch for blocks and books. Choosing a size is simple. A long narrow runner suits a hallway, a galley kitchen or the strip of floor beside a bed, where it carries the bands from one end to the other. A runner beside a bed also gives you a soft landing on cold mornings. A larger rectangle sits under the front legs of a sofa and holds the seating together as one group, or goes under a whole dining set so chairs stay on the rug when you pull them out. A rectangle anchors the middle of a wide room. A smaller rectangle works by a door, beside a bed or in front of a kitchen sink. Every size is listed in feet and inches and in centimetres, as a wide area rug and as a long runner. Measure your floor and mark the size out with tape before you choose. The design is printed with a high-quality digital print. The colour is rich and even, so the ochre stays golden and the olive stays deep from one end of the rug to the other. Up close the dry-brush streaks stay sharp, and so do the thin pale gaps where one band meets the next. The pile is 6 mm, about a quarter of an inch, so the surface stays flat and neat and the bands read clearly from across the room. A soft middle layer is bonded into one piece with the top and the backing, so it feels cushioned underfoot rather than thin and hard. Cleaning it is easy. The rug is machine washable, so wash it cold on a gentle cycle, then tumble dry low or lay it flat to dry. For a fresh spill, blot it right away and spot clean it with water. For everyday dust, vacuum with the beater bar off, or wipe the surface clean. It does not shed and it does not fuzz, so no white fibres end up on the floor around it. It leaves no dust or loose fibres behind, which helps under a dining table, in a kids' room and down a busy hallway. Keep the wash cold and the heat low, and the rug is back on the floor the same day. The non-slip backing grips the floor, so the rug stays where you put it on wood, tile or laminate. The 6 mm pile is low enough for a door to swing over it, so it suits an entryway, a bedroom and a busy hall. The surface is ultra soft under bare feet, and the rug is durable enough for daily traffic. The edge is finished with a durable overlock stitch, and there is no fringe to catch a toe, a vacuum or a paw. It is antiallergenic and antibacterial, and it is friendly to pets and children, so when life gets messy it goes straight into the washing machine.
