i had a pretty specific idea of what I was looking for in a rug for my living room and finally found it after looking for two years. This rug is gorgeous! The colors are rich and look beautiful with dark wood and gold upholstery. It is thick and soft to bare feet. As stated in other reviews, the blue does have a lot of green in it, but I took that into consideration when I ordered it. I am not using a pad and it's fine without one. Again, I've looked quite a bit and the value is excellent. Other rugs I'd considered were $700/$800. I couldn't be more pleased with this purchase.