Carpet looks exactly like the picture. It's a high pile carpet and in a high traffic area of my living room. I recommend vaccuming it multiple times a week in a high traffic area to keep it fluffy and new looking. The colour has stayed a cream beige even with constant walking on it. I spilled red wine on it twice and it was relatively easy to clean and was obviously stain resistant, as the wine kind of floated on the material of the carpet. The carpet will lay flat on it's own after a couple days of unrolling it. It has a good weight and has average density. I would recommend.