The rug has a nice deep pile and looks more expensive than it actually is, but you have to be flexible about the colors you can accept. There is no red on this navy/red area rug. There is instead navy, a lighter blue, teal, rust, and brown--a lot of brown. If I had bought locally, it would have been returned. Since shipping it back is difficult and expensive, I'll keep it for now--but it is not what I chose and only sort of works in the room.