This rug has been placed in my dining room. It came well packaged. I unrolled it and turned it upside down on the tile floor to let it "relax" from being bound so tightly for shipping. After a couple of days, I flipped it over, and it flattened out just fine. It's beautiful, soft underfoot, easy to vacuum, and was well worth waiting for (I window shopped for a dining room rug for about three years!). It adds visual interest to the room without being too "loud" of a pattern. It is a quality rug and works well with my decor.