We love this rug! We're renovating an old farmhouse so I feel like we have a 2nd mortgage out in rugs! Needless to say I'm always looking for a good deal. The price is right with this one and the quality far exceeded my expectations! I layed it out in a guest room incase it needed to off gas at all but it was very minimal. The colors are true to the pictures and you can decide on having either the more blue side or the more pinkish side as your main focal point when you walk in to the room. I chose the blue side because it's a little richer. We did put a thin rug pad underneath just to keep it in place but it's got a nice squish to it on it's own. It's new home is in our master and it's becoming a favorite play spot for our 8 month old. Very happy with this purchase. I kindof wish I had found it earlier and could have bought the bigger size for our main living area!