Looks and feels great if you never touch it! The directions for cleaning states that you cannot use the roller brushes on your vacuum. If you do, the vacuum will pull up the wool and fill up your vacuum in a few minutes. If you follow the rules and turn it off, it takes an hour to vacuum the rug. Also, after a few minutes of having your feet on the rug it will start to shed and create a pile of wool under someone's feet. If you are just using it for looks and it's not in an area that is used often then it might work for you. Sorry to say I'm already looking for a replacement!