I love the way this carpet brightens our living room. I wasn't sure how I felt about the interspersed plush at first, but honestly, the carpet feels great under our feet and there's enough plush that I don't even feel the gaps at all. I am a little concerned about how much will get trapped in the parts without the plush, but only time will tell. I don't think I'd personally use it outside because the plush part is so nice and I can't imagine how the ivory would look after awhile. We went with the 9 x 13 so that it would cover most of our furniture area and the size is perfect. There was a small mark on the edge of the carpet when we received it - it almost looked like a finger print from when it was rolled, but mild soap and water took it right out. This carpet seems well constructed and I'm hopeful that we will get many years of use out of it!