Beautiful rug - much prettier than expected from the catalog photo. The shade of blue is gorgeous - a clear, beautiful marine blue (less of the slightly greenish blue I thought from the photo). It arrived days ahead of schedule, in perfect condition. After just one night of weighing down the edges to unfurl it from its delivery-mode roll, it lays flat on the floor without curling. I can see it will be easy to clean and looks like a rug that should be much, much less affordable! We are currently using it in the kitchen to protect the floor from spills along the sink, dishwasher and stove. I have no doubt that it would just as easily look great in any room in my house, so I expect to have this rug around for a very long time.