When this rug arrived I checked and re-checked to make sure it was really an indoor/outdoor rug. All previous indoor/outdoor rugs I have seen or purchased are completely flat and are many are made of that straw-like material. This rug is thicker and plushier (if that is even a word!) and feels soft under your feet. We have a square one under our kitchen table and a long runner under our counter with stools. They have held up great so far. They have gotten pretty beat up - smushed strawberries, pizza sauce, chocolate ice cream and even been thrown up on by a toddler. I just use a little rug cleaner and it comes right out. A few times the stuff sat on the rug overnight because I didn't see it and it still came up easily the next morning. It has been a great rug so far, perfect for our kitchen and three messy sons and the price was very reasonable. A great find.