This rug is a washable non-skid mat with the Persian rug printed on it.  I was hoping for a more rug-like carpet with nap, but this serves its main purpose of holding the sofa in place. I left the previous runner’s non-skid pad in place because I don’t think this rug is thick enough for the sofa feet to sink into which is what holds it in place on my hardwood floors. So…2.5’ of the rug under the sofa has an additional non-skid pad and the other 3.5’ does not.  The part wo the pad isn’t high enough to cause a tripping hazard, it’s nice underfoot, and I can wash it easily in my front load washer when one of my dogs pees on it.