They replaced the hardwood floor around the insets-"Joe Schmuck" !dork! stepped into the roped off area, into dark grey mastic or sealer (put down over concrete pre-installation), stepped back over the roped off area and proceeded to wipe off his shoes on the Tai-ping inset. :shock: The carpet is a light beige-but the prints also go over some of the color-how great do these carpets hold color????? It is unfortunately not an "INCONSPICUOUS" area.