Let's talk about this rug... It shipped in  looking exactly like the picture (in a very timely manner I might add), it compliments my dark hardwood livingroom like no other rug could, and because I have an area rug and hardwood floors my friends all think I am a "next level adulting" and have asked me to help with their taxes, (Ummm, thanks guys but no thanks). It does need a rug pad, which I expected, to each their own on the level of comfort or thickness they want their rug to be, so it is completely understandable that you would need one. So yes, the rug looks amazing and the only down side is that your friends might ask you to do your taxes. Highfive Wayfair!!