We purchased this rug for a sitting area in an office.  The softly muted gray colors with intricate rust and cream accents play very nicely off of our dark leather upholstery and dark wood office furniture, without creating a stuffy look in the room. The manmade fibers of the rug look like wool, but care and maintenance of the rug will certainly be a snap with these synthetic fibers. Overall, I am very pleased with this rug and would highly recommend it.  As always, Wayfair offers great products at the best prices on the internet, and this product is a fine example of that.