Payas Striped Doormat Rug

The Payas Striped Doormat Rug from Noreya is a woven brown mat with a simple stripe, cut to a useful 24 by 36 inches. That is a genuine two foot by three foot footprint, wide enough that people actually wipe their feet on it instead of stepping over it onto the floor behind. It is made in Turkey, where flatweave mats have been produced for a long time.

The weave is polypropylene, which is the practical choice for a threshold. It sheds water rather than soaking it up, it does not fade quickly in a sunny porch, and it takes a shake or a vacuum without shedding fibres across the step. Brown with a stripe is deliberately quiet, so it hides the dirt it is there to collect and works against most door colours.

At just over a quarter of an inch thick it is genuinely low profile, so a door that swings inwards clears it without dragging or catching. Use it inside the door on a hard floor, or outside under cover on a porch or a landing. On a smooth floor put a non-slip underlay beneath it, since a thin mat can slide on polished tile or timber.

• Size: 24 x 36 inches (61 x 91cm)
• Thickness: just over 1/4 inch, low profile
• Material: woven polypropylene
• Colour: brown with a stripe
• Origin: made in Turkey
• Care: shake out or vacuum
• Note: use a non-slip underlay on polished floors