I ordered the runner for my bedroom. It is a very nice rug. I went over it several times with a vacuum to release some of the initial loose fibers, quite a bit came up. Cleans up beautifully. Nice pile and comfortable to bare feet, dont really need a pad on my honed travertine floor, but I will get one so the rug lasts longer. The blue strip on each of the long sides differs in width but its fairly minor. The blue is very nice and pretty true to what I see on my display. I have just ordered a 5x7 for another area of the room.