Carpets in Pilerne: Premium Rugs & Expert Installation

A soft, deep-pile rug has a short life in Pilerne. Grit from the plateau roads and dust from the industrial estate come in on every pair of shoes and cut the fibres from underneath. A low-pile synthetic rug stands up to it, and a doormat at each entrance stops much of the grit before it gets that far. Offices in the estate do well with carpet tiles, because a stained or worn tile comes out and a new one goes in. At home, being inland, a cotton dhurrie or wool rug is safe in an upstairs flat, as long as it is small enough to take out and beat.

• Offices and cabins in the estate: carpet tiles in a dark fleck, with spares kept for the places chairs wear through.
• Living rooms in the apartment complexes: a low-pile polypropylene rug, vacuumed often, with a coir mat at the front door.
• Village houses near the lake: a loose rug that can be lifted to air in the humid months, laid on an underlay.