I like the pattern. It looks great on top of my carpet. I placed a pad down first to help prevent wrinkling being placed on carpet and not floor. However, although I love the pattern and it looks great in my tiny living room, except there is still some rippling, as well as the rug does not appear to be a true rectangle. If the rug does not end up working out for my living room, I will use it on the patio. If you shop for area rugs that are approximately 8x10, there is nothing as reasonable as this rug. The rug is woven very tight as you might expect for an outdoor rug, the rug still feels soft on your bare feet. If you use this outside, I would put it on a covered patio so it does not get saturated. I just think it may take awhile to dry out. By the way, the rug has nice tight stitching around the edges.
