If you have smelled an Ikea sheepskin rug you know how gross they can be so I was very nervous buying a sheepskin rug online. I am pregnant and most smells are overpowering. This rug came yesterday and it looks great and does not smell at all!!!! My three year old loves it and will most likely steal it from the new baby's room before she arrives. She said it is soft and beautiful and I would have to agree.