After reading the reviews, I have to say 2 things caught my eye, the colour is not exact and the pattern doesnt run bottom to top. Both are true. The picture seems to be more of a richer blue however its a bluegrey up close. From a distance and in my first photos it looks right. Up close it changes. Now that being said its still gorgeous and I like the colour! Matches my room. The pattern does run side to side but again, to me, it doesnt seem like a big deal, its still very pretty and it works. The material is soft to the touch and I was impressed with the weight of it given the price point. The only thing I would caution is that my bed needs a minimum of 104 inches across, and this just makes it.