Love this rug. I have it in our foyer and it catches everything from outside.  It is as advertised, very appealing. There is a random undertone (slight) of a medium brown which gives the grey color depth.  I use the hardwood floor attachment on my canister to lightly vacuum it.  (First time I cleaned it, the rolling brushes on my upright pulled the fibers up - so I immediately quit and was able to smooth the slightly pulled places back into the weave.) Bought a pad for it and it never moves even with more than one person coming in.