Almost true to the picture.  Just one big brown shell on mine with all white shells, which is okay, it's just that I like the picture of the online one where there are some shells with a little brown coloring.  There are more turquoise shells on mine as well, so I may remove a couple of them.  A couple of shells came off, but I was able to glue them back on with my hot glue gun.  Overall, it is a good quality wreath, as so many out there look so cheap, and I will be happy to hang this one in my daughter's home.  It is a gift to her, so I hope she likes it.