This is a gorgeous rug-it’s NOT beige it has a lot of white in it which makes the rug lighter and looks very beautiful- it IS wool- for those not familiar- wool sheds- it sheds for a few months before the shedding calms down- that being said- I’ve vacuumed it upon opening it and placing it and it has very minimal shedding- DONT be scared about that- just vaccum it- it’s a utterly beautiful and THICK rug