The sheets are just as pretty in real life as in the picture on your site.  I still have to wash them and put them on our bed.  But since they are a reliable thread count, I expect they will be of good quality.  The only problem I had with this item was the condition the packaging was in when it arrived.  I suspect the delivery carrier was the source of the problem.  The packaging was torn to shreds in spots and it looked like it had been caught in machinery somewhere along the line.  Fortunately, the manufacturer's heavy plastic packaging helped the sheets to survive the journey.  You need to rethink the delivery carrier you are using as it was the same one that delivered a seriously damaged piece of art to our daughter in Mississauga - Fed Ex.