I'm very happy with the look and feel of the rug. It's a good weight and lays flat. I would strongly recommend a rug pad both to keep it in place and add a little heft. The blue appears to be varying colors of denim which I think adds a nice depth and texture to the color. I use a canister vac with a hose that doesn't have any sort of spinning brushes to vacuum it and that seems to work well. There was a very strong, pungent and chemical odor when we first rolled out the rug. Fortunately it was in a room that we could leave alone for a couple day and open the windows. It took about 3 days for the smell to clear and now it's fine. I would recommend opening it in a ventilated place where it can release what ever the smell is before it's in an area where you will use regularly. Aside from the initial smell, I'm very happy with the run - especially for the price.