This is a beautiful rug however I do not feel like it works well as an outdoor rug which is what I bought it for. It is listed as indoor/outdoor rug however I have had it on my deck for not even 2 weeks and it already looks a mess. It soaks up water like a sponge and takes a very long time for it to dry. It rained pretty heavily Saturday and the rug is still not completely dry. Because of this it is very hard to blow off debris falling from trees since the rug is still wet. The fact that it doesn't dry quickly causes an issue when walking on it. If there is any sort of dirt on the bottom of your shoes ...the wet rug causes the dirt to stain the rug. If I knew this was going to happen I would have made sure to get a water repellent rug. I am surprised this is the case with all of the positive reviews.