The colors in this rug are slightly muted and work well for my spaces.  I put a 9x12 in my family room and the matching 2x7 runner between my kitchen island and stove.  Overall the quality of the rug seems as I had expected.  Unfortunately, one of the stitches on the edge of the runner, has pulled.  I'm not sure if this is a defect or not although only having the rug down in my kitchen for three days, I have to suspect it occurred during manufacturing.  I like that this rug does not have looped material and no pile; it makes it very easy to clean with the vacuum.  I'm not sure how it will hold up to spills however, I'm hoping there will be no issues with clean up if/when that happens.