The rug is exactly as pictured and did not take long to flatten out from being rolled up. My only complaint is with the carrier that you use. FedEx took an extra week to deliver the rug because they kept saying they could not find our address, even after I called them three times with directions and they had my phone number that they could have called if they were having problems. UPS never has a hard time finding us so I don't know what their problem was.