Received this rug, was looking for a black and gold runner to match our master bedroom decor. The runner is very well made, thick and can tell it's good quality and expensive. Paid a great price. However, was a little disipointed with the colors. Black seems a little faded, and the gold is not gold. It's more of a brown/tan color, not a true "gold" color at all. Overall we are keeping the runner, but color was not as expected.