I love this rug!  We bought the runner for our hallway and are very pleased.  The color seems a little darker than pictured, less "worn," but I like that as it will hide dirt better than the paler aqua areas pictured.  It has a nice flat nap, which makes vacuuming easy. (Our previous runner here had raised trellis-print which made vacuuming very hard.) I would recommend and may purchase another size soon.  Price very good also!