Carpet looks great in person, colors are accurate to the stock photos. It had a nice quality thickness for the tuft but will still be easy to vacuum, feels great on bare feet waking around, due to the thickness it does have some natural weight to it and when initially unrolled that extra weight made the carpet pretty much roll out flat from delivery vs being wrinkled, this carpet wont take too long to completely flatten out. Im using this for my dining area but it would look good anywhere that you have a color scheme that can complement it which by the pattern and colors you have a wide variety of placement options. No weird smells or anything to report with this carpet, just be careful when cutting the plastic packaging when you initially receive it from delivery so as not to accidentally cut into your new rug. I recommend this carpet and bought based on price, tuft thickness, color scheme and size for the price. Ty