This is a beautiful rug! It had a pretty strong horseradish-y smell once I unrolled it, which was a bit off putting, but after a couple of days the smell has gone. The rug does shed, because it's wool, but the shedding gets lighter each time I run the vacuum. It's really made our den cozier. 

We ordered 2 for our den, and initially I ordered one too small. Customer service was very helpful getting the return and a larger replacement set up for me. They shipped out a 6×9 right away, and even though it's the wrong color- it's got a very pale blue in the border- I think I actually like it better, and for some reason it's softer than the brown/beige one!