The merchandise left the factory on exactly the day they said it would and arrived on the day promised. The reason I ordered the rug was because it looked like a hard-edge painting my husband did a few years back!  In genera, area rug matches the description exactly with one exception: Silver-striped pile when brushed upright looks brownish on the ends of the yarn but when brushed down it is is the loveliest shimmering silver! I am hoping the stripes will stay flat to read silvery as it gets walked on! My husband and I liked it so much that we ordered two for our bedroom!  The rugs are soft, warm and elegant! We simply love them!