This rug is gorgeous on our dark wood floors. Yes, it sheds at the beginning, but that has tempered a bit. The ONLY drawback with this rug - and I wish I had seen a review about this before purchase - is that IF YOU HAVE A CAT WHO TENDS TO SCRATCH RUGS AND FURNITURE, THIS RUG IS NOT FOR YOU. More than other rugs I've owned, this one unravels and the yarn unthreads beyond hope for poking the yarn back in. EEK. Not the rug's fault, and we're putting cardboard cat scratchers all over the rug to prevent future harm, but it makes us sad as this rug is gorgeous. The "green" isn't green at all, but a lovely turquoise-ish blue.