This rug is beautiful in person and a softer texture than I expected. After reading many reviews about this rug shedding I was expecting the worst but I vacuumed it when it arrived and since we are using a relatively low traffic bedroom (baby room) it seems to be holding up great. Warning: if you have a cute dog that sheds and loves laying on new rugs, the hair will be a little trickier to get out so try to steer away from laying on it when possible.