I purchased this rug for our tiled sunroom. It's very soft and cushy. I put a felt rug pad underneath and it's even cushier. It's not a dark chocolate brown as pictured, but a lighter, variegated brown. The blue in it is a beautiful gray blue, and the medallions have both a very light gray (matches our sofa) and warmer beige in them. The blue matches BM Gray Wisp well (sunroom walls), and the warmer beige accent pairs well with the Safavieh jute and hemp rug that's only feet away. There was no smell when I opened this rug and it laid flat almost right away. The only reason I gave this item 4 stars is because the coloring is so off from the picture. It might not work for some people, but we were lucky it still worked for us.