Very soft and luxurious feeling. Big discrepancy in colouring depending on the grain of the fibres (looked much lighter than anticipated when we rolled it out, vacuumed and if the threads are pulled up by the vacuum then the carpet looks darker but once walked on its light again). Because its so much lighter than anticipated, Im concerned about stains from kids and pets becoming more noticeable than I wouldve hoped. We laid the carpet down a week ago and its still off gassing quite badly. Im hopeful it disappears completely as Im seemingly allergic to it but its slowly dissipating.