The mat feels so good on your feet. It is soft and squishy — exactly what I wanted. The appearance however is not at all what I expected. The barnwood/brown is okay but where “grateful” is in white the distressed look within the words just looks like the mat is dirty. I just got the mat and have found myself wanting to wash it. There is nothing to wash it just looks dirty. It is the placement of their brown within the white lettering. I was using in my kitchen and while I love distressed look I don’t like the “it needs mopped” look.  The mat itself is good but I have already rolled it back up and put my old rug back down.