This is the first time I have felt the need to give a very bad review to warn others not to purchase this product. I was very anxious to receive this rug as I was expecting a rug of much higher quality since a friend of mine ordered a rug the same size and price from Amazon a couple of years ago during the Fall Rug Sale and received a beautiful rug (different seller). I was disappointed (to put it mildly) the moment I opened it. The colors are horrible. The background color was supposed to be a charcoal and it is a washed out, uneven, unattractive brown. The gold color while not quite as bad is also uneven. The pile felt nice at first but it sheds a full canister each time it is vacuumed. It was not worth the cost of shipping to return it. It has been removed from the house and the dogs have a warm, expensive pad. http://garyadair.com/324882