I did not to find this to be a functional area rug; meaning, that even when walking across with with bare feet, you will manage to bring a piece of the silky stuff it's made with, with you. We laid the carpet yesterday - and it looks really cool - but if you're going to be walking on it, f'git about it. The materials are not knotted in, at least a lot of them aren't - and they loosen from the rug. On my rug, there are sparse areas of the rug that not covered. Again, very eccentric, very cool looking, but a hassle and disappointment from the first moment we laid it down. Sorry! Only 2 stars. Buy this piece if you won't be walking on it. Much. Or at all.