I needed a fairly solid blue rug to put in front of my front door. While this rug isn't exactly solid, it is muted enough that it works great. It arrived folded in half and very tightly wrapped but I just folded it the opposite way overnight and it's much better now. I also put non-skid material underneath it and it's been holding in place very well. Excuse the mess in the photo - still rearranging furniture.