This is a beautiful rug - it has a soft, thin pile and beautiful, versatile colours. The blue is aqua-based...gorgeous. The cut has a slight iridescence which catches the light and gives the piece a lovely lightness. Here's the problem though....IT'S NOT THE ADVERTISED SIZE. Ugh. We ordered the 7x10 and REALLY needed it to be 10', but it's actually 9'-8" . The 4" difference caused a significant design issue for us. We're keeping it nonetheless, but just disappointed by the size differential.