Just keep in mind that with digital photos, color tone will vary. I can grab any one of these photos and make them look different by adjusting white balance. For the pics I just posted, I used my phone and let it do all the work. They look slightly different to me in person than what I see on this website. I have a couple other walnut speakers with different colors. I'll shoot them later and post pics.

The rug definitely helped with room acoustics.