Overall this rug is really cute. I will say that the base color is more beige than it looks in the photo. I was expecting it to be a little more white. It looks whiter in daylight and more beige in artificial light in the room in which we have it. Also, I guess maybe I've never had a wool rug before because I've never had a rug shed SO much in the first few weeks. I hit it with the vacuum a few times and it filled up the canister, but seems to be shedding much less now. The tag says not to use a vacuum with a beater bar as it can damage the rug over time, but I think it was necessary for at least the first few vacuums. I'll vacuum with the beater bar off going forward and see if that is enough to combat the shed. Overall the quality seems good.