Overall, it's a really lovely rug. Thick, comfortable to sit on, and nice random swirly patterns. I read one review that said there's a blue-ish hue in there, which is what drew me to this one. It doesn't... It's very grey/black/ivory/white. It still works with the warm tones in our living room, though. Also, the cat loves the traction he gets on this thing. He tried scratching once but wasn't able to do any damage, so I'm hopeful we'll get a lot of life out of this rug.