This item is exactly as described - we really love it - the ivory portions of the rug are slightly raised above the grey parts but it doesn't bother us at all, it just adds more texture to it. I've walked barefoot on it and it's soft and great. I noticed a little bit of shedding so far, but we have it on hard wood floors and can't really tell (when normally you'd see everything on the floors) so I don't think it's shedding too much. The color seems very accurate from the photo to what we received as well. Fedex had a slightly different truck they delivered it on - the rug was just wrapped in clear plastic so it was easy to open and lay out quickly. I'm very impressed with the way it's made, the price and how quickly it was shipped.