Handmade Ancestral Tree Ivory/ Green Wool Rug (9' x 12')

I went back and forth with this and a couple of other rugs and settled on this one. The design is very William Morris and the colors are lovely--the background is ivory with some gold, the greens are a sage and some olive in the center, orange, and gold. Other reviews mentioned shedding, but it's been nearly a month and I haven't noticed any more than with any of my other wool rugs when they were new. Definitely get a pad for it; the rug itself is thick but a pad always feels better on the feet. The wool is relatively coarse but that means it will hold up well over time. If you're looking for a rug background like old parchment or an amber color, note that this rug is lighter than that. It's not an off-white ivory, but a dark cream with gold flecks. Be prepared for the weight of this - I bought the 9 x 12 and it's hard to handle alone. It was well packaged from the manufacturer, so I was able to get it up a flight of stairs by myself, but I needed help to unroll and spread it. Any packaging wrinkles flattened out within a day or two

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Lighter than pictured--more ivory than gold.
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. High quality wool, nice backing
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Very
• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I ordered this rug on Saturday and it arrived today, Thursday, in perfect condition. Beautiful colors, but much lighter and muted than what I saw on my monitor. The big flowers have a peachy color whereas my monitor showed them a dark terra cotta/red. The leaves are a green/grey, the background is a warm ivory. The vines are olive green. It also has tones of gold/mustard throughout. It has a serious chemical smell right now, which I hope disappears quickly because the smell is giving me a headache. Other than that, I'm very happy with this rug!

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? It's lighter than the photo
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Heavy(100lbs!) thick pile. SERIOUS chemical smell that I hope disappears quickly.
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Very good...read it. It states clearly that the background is ivory.
• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

Rug is perfect in my arts and crafts dining room. Yes, there's a lot of shedding fuzz in the first few months, but it's dying down with regular vacuuming.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? pretty close
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. seems excellent.
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? very accurate
• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I bought this rug in the beginning of July. Almost 5 months later, it still constantly sheds. I had read the reviews that it shed, but that it stopped after a couple vacuumings. I vacuum at least once a week, and often more than that, because the rug sheds so much it makes these little fur balls ALL OVER my house. It gets fibers on clothing that are very difficult to remove. My house constantly looks messy, and I am sick of cleaning it constantly. If the rug weren't so big (and I hadn't paid as much for it), I'd have just thrown it out a while ago. It's really a pity, because the rug is very attractive, and matches our decor very well. I am very disappointed in this rug.

• Would you recommend this to a friend? No