FYI - the dark flowers are not black, nor are they espresso as they would appear, they are brown - very brown. I thought they would be black, since there was no description, or at least a dark espresso. The rug is very pretty though and the blue is a little more on the blue side of a light cadet blue. The rug has a velvety feel and seems to take in the impression of the bottom of my shoes and the dogs nails all over. Never seems to look smooth except right after vacuuming, but not enough to make it look crappy - it still looks nice. It's a low velvety pile, but nicer than most area rugs at this price.