Beautiful rug!Like many of the other reviews, I agree it is a thinner rug. I just purchased a rug pad. Also, other reviews mentioned grey/ blue in the rug. It is light blue and there is a taupe grey. I was concerned when I saw the amount of light blue in the rug because my walls are a very light grey and I have deep ivory, tan and wood furniture with a white bedspread and taupe grey pillows. The rug brought it all together very well. Pleased with my purchase!