From the monitor to real space in time the beauty of this rug gets lost.... in a snapshot it's beautiful but my husband said it best when after I had rolled it out, he walked by and asked if it was a joke that someone had put it upside down... unfortunately the answer was no.  The design needs a softer touch as it looks heavily pixelated. Once you have a rug of this size though, you roll with it and keep it, so we have. The colors are beautiful and would be best for a space that has reason to look pixelated (see to hide food crumbs). This was for an open space for us though, so I'm thankful I appreciate the colors at least.. very earthy and soothing.