I ordered this rug to go in the den which is my son’s domain. I have put it off forever because he is so hard to please and does not like change. I opened it, gave it time to relax and asked him to help me move the furniture. When we put the furniture back he said it looked good!! The “new” smell hung around a while but he was still ok. It looks great, was affordable and my son is pleased. You guys checked all the boxes— the most important being pleasing my son! ( it also arrived earlier than quoted which was great