This rug looks like the picture. I rolled it backward before I used it and it flattened quickly. I’ve had it for a year and a half on my covered front porch so it doesn’t get a lot of  direct sun but it does get some and the colors haven’t faded. It  gets wet from the rain but dries  quickly and doesn’t show dirt, it looks as good as when I got it. . It was a very good purchase.