This is a beautiful rug and I was surprised at how quickly it arrived.  It looked too big for our living room so I put it downstairs in our newly refinished family room. It is perfect and looks so good with our rustic setting. I am in the process of ordering a different one for the living room because I know the quality of this brand is great. I tried the rug pad with it on the living room hardwood floors and had a terrible time but did not need it downstairs on the vinyl floors.