It's always a problem buying a patterned rug like this one online.  I must have looked at it dozens of time from every angle and read all the reviews before I made the purchase.  Because my living-room is large, I purchased an 8'x10x.  It is almost exactly as pictured.  The colours are subdued and the pattern is intricate yet it all harmonizes beautifully together to make this rug look unique and very expensive.  Decorating around it is a breeze because you can pull any accent colour  you like and it will match up perfectly.  The only problem I had was that it must have folded during shipping and when I unrolled it, the center bubbled up and I had to apply heavy objects over it to train it to lay flat.  Luckily, I have a large heavy mirror and kept moving it around over the rug.  After 48 hours, the rug relaxed and laid perfectly flat.  That's why I took one star away, otherwise I would have given this 5 stars.  I am thrilled with this rug!