This rug is beautiful and very well made. It brightens up our dark room amazingly, and is interesting and somewhat unusual looking- not the same old thing. The design is made with ombré yarn, so that the design ranges from soft pastel blue, green, and tan to dark shades. There is more brown in it than I thought there would be from the photos. But since the background is so light, the effect is of a light bright rug. It is not extremely thick or soft but a rug pad makes it satisfyingly bouncy.