Very cool- differnt than I expected-notice there is a subtle printed pattern that comes in and out , in other owrds you see it and then it submerges into slightly darker purple and then re-emerges in a slightly less dark area. This gives the rug a depth that a single purple blob would not have and I think it adds a dimension that makes the rug lookvery interesting. The edges stay down, that was another worry, would I trip on the strange edges, but no, they stay down nicely. There is some shedding, though not bad at all, for a thick wool rug, and as it is dark, it will show light colored debris pretty easily. Overall we really like it.