We bought this in the 10x14 for the living room in a fixer upper home we just purchased. It is large enough to cover the existing tile for now and attractive enough to look great over the wide plank grey wood floor we will be putting in. The color is definitely lighter than it appears online and the pattern is not nearly as prominent. The overall effect is of a light, bright neutral slightly silvery beige. We love it and it feels fine under furniture and in the walkway with no rug pad underneath. I suppose if we actually laid on it or had small kids crawling around on it I would put a pad underneath but as an actual floor cover, not just a decorative area rug it is comfortable, attractive and seems like it will be easy to clean even in the high traffic walkway area where part of it is. Really adds a lot to the room!