I only with there were better pictures. The mat is well made, sturdy with bristles and the black parts are the same material dyed black.--I didnt know this until I received it. Also, the letter isnt as large as the picture made me think it would be (in spite of measuring.) Mine is a bit wider with less depth and overall still fairly small--smaller than my doorway more of a long rectangle than the golden mean sized one pictured. There are no returns with this product. One star off for this optical illusion picture. It a fairly high pile mat (1.5-2) so it couldnt go indoors and dog hair does stick to it.