I expected the rug to look identical to what is in the photo. But I guess because I ordered a different size from what's photographed, the design doesn't look as beautiful in person. I loved that in the photo the design had all types of beautiful, bold, rich colors such as blue and pink along with the jewel tone yellow. We ordered this for our entryway and I hoped it would really spice up that area but it just doesn't look as great as we hoped due to the design being different.