The rug is beautiful and elegant, it looks like it cost way more, it's soft, plush, and the colors are just like the pictures.  The rug looks like an abstract painting  very modern, but it does not take away from the furniture,  it complements them. You can see the marks when you step on it, but is not a problem to me, it adds texture to the rug.  I had one stain already, I bolted out with water and soap and it did come off easily.