I made this purchase a few months ago - to decorate my beach house.  I didn't get to do this until this past weekend so I was a little nervous when I opened the packaging.  My beach house is small and the floor is beige - tan tile - my vision was always to have a beach home decorated with white furnishings and pale blue-green walls. This rug is perfect in achieving just the right amount of 'white' on the tile floor.  Would definitely recommend.