This area rug is perfect for my apartment kitchen. I was looking for something to bring color into the all-white space and cover up a few messed up (apartment floor) tiles, this rug does exactly that. It is softer than I was expecting and the colors are nice and bright! I attached a picture so you could get an idea of how the rug really brings a nice focal point to my (work in progress) kitchen :) P.S. I have a cutting board down just to get the one edge to lie flat but I expect it will lay down by EOD, no problem.