I’ve got quite into rug cleaning videos recently. You may have seen them on YouTube and TikTok: the most horrendously filthy, black, infested rugs are sloshed with an inordinate amount of water and soap, and scrubbed with a plethora of brushes and scrapers until brightly coloured patterns (usually from the 70s) emerge from underneath. These videos are immensely satisfying and relaxing to watch. I’ve spent far too long getting sucked in by the soothing sounds of a water jet pummeling dirt away. I just wonder where people even find these rugs?!