Is there wall space enough to hang up a nice thick rug on the wall? You can fire-proof it, if it is not 100% sheep's wool.
Or a large hessian covered noticeboard?
Some nice thick mats on the floor? But do please make sure no-one can trip over them or it will be a case of "out of the frying pan into the fire"
Old sayings with a theme 2 ( continuing *nanna8*'s thread)
Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.