I love the rug because it dries out well. Other retail rugs have a rubber backing that allows water to sit and rot wood. The fabric allows trimmed in gravel dust and mud to stick. I love it!!!Cool design.I love everything about this mat. It's soft, sturdy, easy to clean, looks good, made in USA. It's a great style for a cottage, beach house, lake house, kitchen, porch, etc. I am using it inside my kitchen door, not on the exterior. It seems more suited to indoors or a covered porch - it's a softer rope, not the scratchy, plasticky polypropelene rope mats that you might find at a garden center. I see how it might be slippery and you might want to put a non-skid mat under it, but I'm using it directly on wood floor and it doesn't seem to move around too much. For cleaning, I just pick it up, shake it outside, and sweep up whatever fell through onto the floor. Easy. I love it!I bought two of these for my front patio and my front door and they fit perfectly and look fabulous. They do get wet in the rain but they dry quickly and I hold their shape very happy with the productI have been hunting and hunting for this very rug, mat, whatever you want to call it. It is an outdoor mat w/ heft and holds up to scrapping off muddy shoes. It feels like an indoor rug to bare feet. I've had the rough textured rope mats which are great for scraping boots, but painful to tender summer feet. Not this mat. This one is soft and thick. Also important is the drainage. I've had the rubber backed mats, and they are fine on concrete, but not good on desks. They seem to never dry and cannot be good for the wood surface. So far, this one seems to drain very well (I've had it a little over a week, w/ a couple of mild rain showers) and dry quickly. Love it so much, I'm buying one for my daughter.Finally a door mat that is worth what it costs! It looks great; feels nice on your feet, shakes out nicely...and its washable too! Even our dog likes it; he runs over and stands on it like he's king of the mountain. My only complaint is that I bought something else first that was so bad we repurchased this mat the same week, and were out the funds, sure wish we had spent a little more for this one from the start!Pleased with the craftsmanship of this doormat. Soft but sturdy. Heavy enough to stay put on a windy day, but not too heavy to give it a shake every now and then to remove leaves. True colors; Navy with a tan stripe looks stylish and now our neighbors own one too!This is a beautiful rug,exceeded my expectations. Lovely colors, and soft on the feet. We are using inside next to a sliding glass door, onto a tile floor. It does not slide. Even my husband, who usually criticizes my Amazon purchases, liked it and asked if I was going to buy another. Highly recommend!