While this rug is pretty and adds a lot of color and light to my sun room, it is poorer quality than I expected. I understand that new rugs shed a lot for the first month or so, but I honestly do not think I can ever use a vacuum to clean this rug. Even using the highest setting and no beater bar on the upright vacuum, is too rough on the rug, and the rug moves around too much using a canister vacuum. I will have to have someone help me take the monster outdoors once a month so I can shake the dirt out. I wish I had bought something else with similar colors that was easier to clean.