This rug is elegant. Art work on the floor. I kind of reminds me of art deco. I bought it large enough so that if the bed is positioned in the middle of the room, there is amble rug on both sides of the bed. I actually got the idea of going with a neutral colour while watching Hilary Farr on Love It or List It TV real estate/decorator program. She decorated an in-law bedroom with a taupe/cream comforter set that looked so luxurious that I decided that is the new colour scheme I will use for my Mother's bedroom. I wanted to surprise her by redecorating her bedroom and when she saw the comforter set that I had purchased from Mayfield for myself last year she asked that I purchase the next comforter set I buy for her from Mayfield. Now this looks like it belongs in a mansion.