Great quality rug for the price. I ordered the 8x10. Colors are true to the photo; the light brown background color is striated (not solid). One reviewer mentioned a strong odor; at first, this rug did have a "new carpet" odor stronger than others I have ordered. However, after about a week, the odor is subsiding significantly. Probably helps that I have all my windows open in the nice weather. The rug does shed, but not as badly as the two big dogs I bought it for. I have found that all of these wool rugs (that's what the label says) hold up extremely well to my two large, active dogs. I vacuum every 2 days for dog hair, anyway, so rig shedding is not an issue.