The rug is BEAUTIFUL and looks exactly like it is pictured. A light creamy off white with light blue, medium gray, and red/orange/rust accents. It still feels very neutral but adds some warmth to the room and really ties everything together. It is nice and plush and laid flat as soon as we unrolled it. There was no odor which I think is pretty common with rugs. We put it on an 8x10 rug pad and just took scissors and trimmed the rug pad down a few inches. I first found this rug on my (other) favorite home decor website and was very close to buying it for 2x as much as I paid for it on Wayfair. Crazy! If you are on the fence, go for it! This is the best value of anything we have recently purchased for our home and totally transformed our living room. And hey its free shipping and there in 2 days, hard to beat!