This is my second sheepskin rug for the bedside on wood floors.  My husband took the first one to sit on in his recliner, so I had to buy a second one for MY side of the bed.  I really like the feel of it.  I did keep it on the screen porch for a couple of days airing it out when it came out of the plastic shipping bag.  I agree that it has a rather chemical smell wen it first comes out of the bag.  But it was fine after a couple of days.