This is a lovely addition to our nursery. Took at least a week to lie completely flat, we did place weights on the edges and cornerst to help. Does “feel” like an acrylic rug but has plushness to it. Up close fibers do look shiny. Have had it in place for two weeks and still has a “glue” kind of smell that has diminished somewhat. Hoping that will disappear completely soon. Took longer than expected for delivery due to a “warehouse problen”. Overall reasonably good value for money as it looks nicely finished, edges are neat. The color is more of a warm white with grey as opposed to a cool white but that’s not an issue for us. May look less warm if the room has other cooler colors and cooler light source as ours geberally runs warm.