Premium Carpets & Rugs in Patnem, Goa

Every floor in Patnem has sand on it by mid-morning. A rug here is there to be shaken, so it should be light and flat: a machine-made polypropylene rug in a dark or patterned design, of a size a single pair of hands can take outside and beat over a railing. Wool and jute have the natural look many owners are after, but they hold the damp of this coast and start to smell; polypropylene woven to look like jute is the safer way to get the effect for photographs. When huts come down and rooms close for the very wet months, rugs are washed, dried completely and stored rolled. Wall-to-wall carpet is only for a closed, air-conditioned room.

• Beach huts: small flat-woven synthetic mats at the bedside, given a shake each morning and packed away with the hut.
• Yoga school rooms: large low-pile synthetic rugs that lie flat, dry quickly and can be aired outside after class.
• Guest house rooms: a patterned mid-tone rug that hides sand between cleans and is simple to replace.