9 February

I’m not a fan of hard flooring. It’s at epidemic levels of popularity in multiple parts of the world now. I don’t like the feel of them underfoot, but even more I hate how noisy they make a house. The echoing is physically exhausting. Another reason I’ve found to avoid them is that carpeting (or a rug) is brilliant at absorbing dust. I run air purifiers sometimes, and in the kitchen, which is all hard flooring, the dust pre-filter is always clogged in super quick time. Compared to the ones in carpeted areas, which have almost no dust at all. I’ve seen allergy sufferers advised to use hard floors. I’m not sure that’s good advice.