I bought the runner for my galley kitchen. I needed a runner that was over 8.5 FT in length, which is not easy to find. I was happy to have found the Chilton runner, which is over 9FT long. I liked that it was indoor/outdoor which would make for easy cleanup.
I bought a non-slip rug pad which had a little cushion which gave a bit of padding. the color and hue of the rug was different from online picture. The color was not as saturated and I would describe it as coral. 
I tried to make this rug work as I loved the design, functionality and length, but alas, the color just did not work in the room.