I was looking for a rug for the stripes to run out from the couch. I looked everywhere, quite difficult to find for them to run vertically. Some black and white rugs looked like piano keys my husband thought so I decided on this one. ) It looked identical to my inspiration room I saw in a Lonny magazine. The problem was the size...I need a smaller version of an area rug...so...I bought 3 of these small size beauties, put them side by side, sewed them together with fishing line, set my brass coffee table on top of it...and it is perfect! ) It completed the look I wanted in my new living room. )