This is the perfect kitchen rug. We live in an old building that, thanks to SF earthquakes, has shifted quite a bit (think spaces between the floorboards so wide they'll never clean), so I was looking for a big, durable rug to cover up that hot mess in our eat-in kitchen, and this was perfect. The colors are really nice; the photos don't quite do it justice. It's very homey and adds enough color to brighten things up. It also doesn't show stains; very convenient for a kitchen rug. And, three years later, it's held up super well! Couldn't be happier.