I love this rug!  But, the only problem is our cats.  They like to scratch it and we didn't even think about that when we bought it.  But, we love our cats and other than that I'm very happy with the rug.  I do have the padding under it and it makes it softer to walk on.  It's a nice, casual rug, but with dressier furniture it looks really nice.  You can pair it up with anything!