it's a nice rug, feels good on the feet.  However, the gold veins shown in the picture are not actually that gold.  There's less of it and it appears more of a tan.  That being said, it's a nice rug and it'll do for where I want it.  I'd recommend it.  It only got 4 stars instead of 5 because of the gold color, which is what I really bought the rug for.