We purchased this rug in the 6x9 and liked it so much we purchased the 10x14 for our family room. Since it almost looks like two different rugs depending on the direction, you have a choice to have a brighter/lighter or darker/richer vibe. We have one rug on cream carpet with the lighter vibe and the other rug on walnut floors with the darker vibe and they both look great. The subtle dusty blue tones (light and dark) are why the rugs work so well in our home. If you don't want any blue then this may not be the rug for you. There is also a bit of taupe to the two grey tones which also work well for us. The rugs are made well and arrived very quickly to SoCal.