“I don’t know how you Brits cope with all your bare wood floors,” a Scandi-wegian said to us recently – hypocritically, you might think, seeing as she’s from the land of bleached blonde boards. “It’s so drafty in your winters, you should have carpets.” She’s right, of course, but if you’ve spent several Sundays sanding your living room, you won’t want to cover the whole thing up. Instead, invest in a rug, which is just more snugly underfoot. Our latest find is The Plantation rug, which has a design to suit every taste, from around £140 – perhaps even something for that sniffy Scandi-wegian.