This rug is a great value; it's very big and pretty much exactly as I expected. It's definitely a casual rug, the loose ends of some of the threads poke out of the rug and the cross threads are twine, but it's not out of place in our family room. It doesn't feel rough under your feet and the variety of colors means it hides dirt and pet fur easily. When it does get dirty, it's very easy to vacuum clean. Just make sure you vacuum on a high setting so you don't pull the loose thread ends out even more. The rug isn't thick, so don't expect a soft, plush pile, but I was willing to trade that for the easy of cleaning. My only disappointment was that it's lighter than I expected. There are threads of tons of different shades of jeans, from dark blue to light blue, but my rug seems to have a lot more light blue jeans than I wanted.