LOVE this rug, great color, but edges were dirty when i received it, like other's had mentioned in their reviews.  One down side, is it stains pretty easily and it will quickly get dirty.  I have it in my living room, which does get a lot of traffic, but I don't permit shoes in my home and it still dirtied very quickly.  It's not that heavy of a rug, so I plan to take it to a professional rug cleaner periodically to clean it.  Very soft and cozy, doesn't shed at all.  Had a kind of funky smell when I got it (kinda like mildew-or the smell of Pirates of the Caribbean, if you're at all familiar), it did go away after about 1 month.  Didn't smell up the room, but was certainly noticeable if you laid on the rug.