I generally am very pleased with this rug.  I bought the runner to use in a long skinny bathroom and it coordinates well with the other colors in the space.  The quality is excellent.  I agree with previous reviewers who noted the background color is much darker beige than it appears in the picture.  I would never describe it as "cream".  I took this into consideration when ordering and so the color works OK for me.  But do not expect it to look like the picture!