I am redoing my bedroom..painting, adding a few new pieces and this is the exact color rug I wanted. I was torn between 9x12 & the 8x10, but went with the larger because there was a special deal with ebay and overstock. I really didn't want to even pay that much and looked for cheaper, but came back to this one because of the reviews and it was a shag and the right color. I was between the grey or this off white, it's more cream and it's a good color. It flattened out pretty good. Not perfect.I still see ridges in it, but it's not too bad. The Safavieh products are very good. I have bought quite a few of them lately. Very pleased.