Great rug and great price. The blue is not a dark navy but rather a warmer, brighter navy. It does shed, but that's to be expected with wool, and the yarn from the off-white stripes has gotten picked. But so far we've just cut the picked pieces down with no problem. The rug feels great underfoot, vacuums well and looks beautiful. The stripes are enough of a design to add interest to the room, but simple enough that it doesn't look busy and compete with other fabrics.