The colour of the rug is wonderful. It tides in with any furniture colours. Its not too dark but just dark enough to hide any dirty spot in the future. It is soft to touch. It was packaged nicely. It was easy to unroll. We had heavy books on the edges for 2 nights. The bumpscurves were practically gone after. This rug is not thick. Underpad is recommended. It took 3 weeks to ship to us.