I purchased this rug as an indoor rug. My initial impression was unfavorable because it's so thin, it wrinkles. Imagine you spread a giant flat cotton sheet on the ground. You would have to smooth out the wrinkles and when you smooth out some, it creates others. That is what this rug is like.

A rug pad improves this problem, but still isn't enough to make the rug lie perfectly flat. Why am I giving this product 4 stars? Because the design and color are fantastic and a mystery stain (we have kids and a dog) cleaned right up. Try that on a conventional rug! As I said in the headline, this rug has grown on me over the past year.