The rug is perfect to cover our worn pine floor in our kitchen area, which is a continuation of our living room.  The green is grayer than on the website and therefore the overall look is softer and compliments not just our cabinets, but also the other rugs in the room ... and house, most of which are top quality, hand made and, therefore, were expensive. There is enough going on in the rug to deal with being on a kitchen floor. As it only went down yesterday, so can't comment on shedding yet ... except all wool rugs shed.  The rug arrived as scheduled and was very well packaged.  I sent an early rug choice back to Wayfair with no problem.  I put the rolled rug back in its polyethene bag printed out a label, stick it on and gave it to the next FedEx man to come by our house.