Let me say that this rug is beautiful and high quality. It definitely catches the eye and modernizes the space it’s in. That being said if you have children or animals just save your self a lot of heartache and don’t buy the rug. Honestly I need my head examined for buying this. Your husband is going to walk on it in his boots, the dog will throw up on it, and the kids are going to do unimaginable things to it. It’s the way of the universe and I should’ve known this. It’s impossible to clean and once it’s wet it takes ages to dry and it’s never truly white again. I bought sheepskin rug shampoo and still no dice. I spent days fighting with it until I was ready to throw it off a bridge. It’s currently rolled up in my closet to live a lonely life until I can figure out how to clean it and preserve it.