I guess it looks like it does in the photos (all of these "abstract" rugs basically look the same to me.) However, it's not a proper rectangle—not by a long shot. It's some kind of quadrilateral, but leans more towards a trapezoid. Placing such a shape in a long, narrow hallway will exacerbate one's OCD (or easily give it to those who didn't have it hitherto.) The long edges seem to be parallel, but the short edges are easily off even to the naked eye.