the rug is very pretty, but with that said, it does not lay flat, I even rerolled it the opposite of how it was orginally rolled and it still buckles and lifts up along the edges all the way around, and buckles in several places. I have put heavy objects on the rug to see if it would smooth out, so far it is still buckleling...I put a rug gripper down under it and it still buckles.