I needed something to put winter boots on so the snow, mud, sand/salt wasn't tracked through the whole house when someone came through our front door. We couldn't find anything large enough that also didn't look like it was meant for a garage until I came across this waterhog mat. It has been great - we got it in the tan color and it doesn't show dirt (so far) and the 5'x6' size allows people to actually walk into our house and shut the door (and snow, wind, cold) behind them before having to remove their boots or shoes... the little mats required a lot of hopping around to stay on the mat and shut the door. Two separate neighbors have complimented me on it and asked where they could get one.