I just lay down the area rug and it looks very nice and the colors look pretty much like the picture on this site. Since I received it a few days ago and I didn't get to roll it out until today the corners were a little curled up. So I place heavy objects/painters tape to hold the corners down for a few hours or days and this should take care of it. The rug is not as thick as I thought so I order it with rug pads (good thing I did) to create more cushion/support but most importantly to hold it in place since I have hard wood floors. I bought this rug for my dining room area. Overall is a nice rug - colors look nice and the quality seems good.