I purchased this rug to go over our newly tiled living room floors. Our walls are gray with yellow curtains so this rug looked perfect. The size was great and without a rug pad it is still very cushiony. The only reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is because the background color of the rug makes it look dirty. It wasn't a nice cream color like I expected it. I debated whether to send it back for this reason but I liked the rest of it too much. I guess the rug will get dirty anyway so it just won't be as noticeable.