I am so glad I found a store that had samples of the D&A rugs that I could take home. I love the colors of the Swedish Rag BUT don't like the scratchiness, stiff thin quality of the rug. It is so different from the other D&A indoor/outdoor samples of rugs. I wanted this for my living room but I don't think a quality rug pad would help this rug. I had the sample for several days loving the colors and trying to talk myself into the rug, but I just couldn?. Quite frankly, I think it feels cheap. It would make a nice outdoor rug, a small rug by the sink, but, in my opinion, not for a living room. I am going with their "Crystal" indoor/outdoor which is very soft and feels good under my feet. It's interesting how the different I/O rugs have different feels,and thickness . If you are able to find a store, go check out the samples it is well worth it.