I was very pleasantly surprised by how nice this rug is! It's beautiful and was a much higher quality than I had expected, especially given the price was so reasonable. Compared to what you find in stores like Target, Walmart, Home Depot, etc., it's way nicer looking and costs less. Granted it's not the super high end Hand tufted wool carpet from India, it's pretty dang good looking. It was very easy to unpack and un-roll and flattened most of the way almost immediately. That was an unexpected surprise as well. I would definitely recommend this and have even been looking at the other sizes to buy more. Note one additional thing that was cool...the colors look different from every angle!