I adore this rug. It is beautiful and really pulls the whole room together. It has been about 9 months and still looks great. The different colors and splotches hide stains from my kids nicely. Only complaint is that the care for the rug says not to use a regular carpet vacuum in it.... how else does one clean a rug? I do anyways and it certainly has impacted the fluffiness of the rug. But what else can you do,