The description of the rug is accurate.  It Is beautiful, and the color as shown, but do buy it with the pad, it needs it,  and the suggested pad is excellent and very high-quality. It works well with the rug. The amazing part was the rug initially arrived with a small slit on the edge . I was keeping the rug anyway but I wanted to let Wayfair know that there had been a problem.  Imagine my surprise when Wayfair shipped a new rug immediately without being asked!  Great customer service.