It took me forever to choose a rug for our stairs and I'm so in love with this one. I wasn't sure about using a tufted rug but the pile is still low and so far it has held up really well to the traffic including dogs. The quality seems great, we also have rug pads beneath which make it feel great underfoot, probably would recommend same for a larger rug. I'm completely obsessed with how it turned out on our stairs! I would say that the black detail is more subtle in person, the camera picks it up more than it looks in real life.