This rug is beautiful and looks much more expensive than it is. It’s a wool rug, so it sheds at first as all wool rugs do, but just vacuum a bunch in the first month and then you will have a high quality, long lasting rug.  It’s thick and soft underfoot, so it works great in the living room for our kids and family. The raised detail adds subtle dimension, but it’s really subtle so we don’t have to worry about LEGO’s or toys in the carpet. I would say in real life it is true to color- grayblue, and there are super subtle threads of yellow flecked in it, which we pulled out for warm accessories. LOVE IT!