Some people I know, make it a point to go home once a month - to see family, get free food and most especially, enjoy mother’s wash-dry-fold laundry service, gratis. Me? My mother’s halfway across the globe.

The point is: I do my own laundry. For a time, I separated whites from the colors. Now everything goes into the same washing machine. Hot, cold, permanent press, whatever - it’s all going in.

Something like the Prairie cotton rag rug is just what I need. I can recycle it over and again like a good old t-shirt, except you probably won’t find holes in this rag after years of wear and tear. Nor will it put holes in your other laundry or run its color on them. Dump it in with the whites, mix it up with the delicates – it’s a-okay.

For a rug that can be handled so casually and in my case, carelessly, the Prairie cotton rag has a surprising pedigree. It’s hand-woven in India then pigmented with fine European dyes. But even more surprisingly, it’s not expensive.

There’s an understated elegance about these rugs. It comes in solid colors but its woven texture makes it anything but one-dimensional. Use it to lend a touch of calm to your home office or for that matter, lighten up any war zone in the home.

Make peace with your laundry duties at Cotton Rag Rugs