We loved that this rug shipped so quickly. We had it sooner than we were told. It is a beautiful color. Very bright. It is meant to look faded. There was no smell to this, and it uncurled pretty well. It's great, especially for the price, but we realized it doesn't work with our furniture, so we will be returning it, but here again, I found All Modern's service to be great and the return shipping fee much lower than I anticipated. I look forward to trying a different rug from All Modern!