I love this rug! The rug is a great dark chocolate color, with a visible, but muted pattern.  It looks wonderful.  It vacuums well with no fraying so far.  And for some strange reason, the cat loves to lay on it, but hasn't used it as a scratching pad.  We had a braided rug in the same spot that it destroyed (not as tempting to scratch?).  A strange observation, but maybe it will help someone out there.