I purchased thus rug to go on top of new grey carpeting to help cover the high traffic area in the front room of the upstairs loft.  My daughter was decorating in the grey color palette and this rug matched all the various shades of gray in the front room.  The only problem is that since the carpet is new, this rug will not grip and stay in place.  It is always bunching up.  We are now looking for a rug pad that will grip the rug an the carpet and stop the bunching of the rug.  The color has more light/with in the rug than is shown in the picture casting a brighter glow to the room.