New Zealand sheepskin 90×180 powder peach c.44

Powder c.44 is the warm half of the pink pair. It holds more yellow than red, which puts it closer to peach and apricot than to a classic pink. Under artificial light the tone turns almost caramel.

The difference from the cool dusty pink c.10 only becomes obvious when the two lie side by side: c.10 is greyed and reserved, c.44 is sunny. Size and price match exactly, so the decision is about the temperature of the room.

• Material: New Zealand sheepskin, natural
• Overall size: 90×180 cm (double)
• Shade: powder peach, warm
• Wool: long, silky
• Base: cream coloured suede
• Care: hand wash with wool detergent
• Item code: 39
• Price: about $275

A warm pale tone suits bedrooms and nurseries: it softens cold daylight without looking deliberate. At a bedside a 90 cm width beats the narrow formats, because you step down onto it with both feet rather than one.

Pale wool marks easily, but sheepskin helps: dirt does not sink into the fibre at once, debris shakes out and a stain is blotted locally instead of soaking the whole piece. More soft options for a bedroom are in bedside rugs.

One more observation about light: in the morning the powder shade looks nearly white, while a warm evening lamp turns it caramel.