Grismanne Plain Shaggy Rug - Beige

Grismanne is a plain beige shaggy rug, one even, warm beige from edge to edge with no pattern to date it or clash with what you already own. The pile is shaggy and stands 4.5cm high, a dense mass of curly strands that the maker calls soft to the touch, so bare feet sink into it rather than meeting a cold floor. It is woven by machine in polypropylene, a synthetic fibre, and comes in 80 by 150cm, 120 by 170cm and 160 by 230cm.

The maker had the living room, the bedroom and the snug in mind: the rooms where you relax and want the floor to feel warmer underfoot. The 160 by 230cm size is the one to lay under a sofa and coffee table, so the seating reads as one settled area rather than furniture dotted across bare boards. The 120 by 170cm suits a smaller sitting room or the space at the foot of a bed, and the 80 by 150cm belongs beside a bed, where it is the first thing your feet find on a cold morning. Because the colour is a quiet, plain beige, it sits happily with patterned cushions, painted walls or wooden furniture without competing with any of them.

With a 4.5cm shaggy pile and an overall thickness of 5cm, this is a deep rug, so check that any door swinging over it has at least 5cm of clearance before you settle on a spot. The maker's care is simple: regular vacuuming with the suction turned down low. Before you order, mark the size out on the floor with masking tape or sheets of newspaper to see how it sits with your furniture, and on a smooth floor such as wood, laminate or tile, lay an underlay beneath it to help keep it in place.

Will a polypropylene shaggy rug cope with a busy family room?

Yes. The maker chose polypropylene for this rug with well-used rooms in mind, so it suits a living room that sees people coming and going all day, not only a quiet spare bedroom.

Why does a shaggy rug need vacuuming so often?

The maker's care notes explain that dust left alone settles deep down into the pile, so a little and often on a low setting is far easier than trying to draw out dust that has worked its way to the base.

Can I shake or beat this rug to clean it?

No. The maker advises against beating or shaking it, so stick to regular vacuuming on a low power setting, which treats the long shaggy pile far more gently.

Is there any pattern or border on the Grismanne rug?

None at all. It is a single, even beige across the whole surface with no contrasting border, so the curly texture of the shaggy pile gives the rug its character.

How far under the sofa should the 160 by 230cm rug go?

Most people slide it far enough beneath the sofa for the front feet to rest on it, which ties the seating and coffee table together and stops the rug looking as if it is floating in the middle of the room.