This rug is very pretty. However.. it sheds like crazy. I vacuum it every day hoping it will get better but it has not. It has been down for about 3 months. I addition to the shedding the design on the rug pulls out. I have fixed it several times and it just happens in another place. I do not use the beater bars in the vacuum because I was afraid the raised pattern would pull out. Turns out it pulls out anyway. I would not buy this rug again. EVER