This rug is really nice. The first one I received had a huge stain on it, but Wayfair was excellent in their response and over nighted another rug super fast. The rug is a bit more blue than is shown in the photo. It has a slight blue gray color.It does shed a lot at first so vacuum regularly and use a squeegee to get it all off. But after a few times of doing that it doesn't shed much anymore.