A little confused why there's a gray and dark gray option when apparently they're both dark gray (the pic came up looking lighter than it actually is, it looks more charcoal in person), it isn't a big deal but others may not be ok with it. The material was a pleasant surprise, it is velvet or at least an imitation and gives it a very luxurious look and feel. It complimented the princess room/bed nicely. The 1 thing I didn't like is how the box spring isn't covered by the bottom gray piece completely. You need to either have a big enough comforter to cover or maybe a fitted sheet on it, using a bed skirt just wouldn't look right. I considered just replacing the slats with plywood to eliminate the boxspring but then the mattress would sit a little low, with a little reconfiguration it can be done but my daughter wanted it right then so for now it works. If it were for me I couldn't live with it but a 6 year old is less OCD about seeing a box spring than I.