This was the rug I landed on after buying and returning more than I can count. It is soft and the synthetic material cleans easily (like kid spills entire drinks on it and you can't tell). But despite durability it is so pretty, the edges are finished nicely and the fringe classes it up a bit. In the photos the large rug is the charcoal, I also bought a taupe/dove 2x3 to compare. They are both lighter in person and the pattern is much less pronounced, and they have a lighter side to the pile and darker side, depending on how you are looking at it. The charcoal is great with a grey couch and I imagine hides dirt better. I think for the price point these are an amazing option!!