It's cute as pictured but I always wash new bedding and clothes before using.  I took this to the laundry mat because my home washer/dryer is not big enough for it.  I put it in the 80lb washer at the laundry mat and the large dryer.  The inside stuffing ended up clumpy in some spots and hard in other spots.  I also noticed as putting it on my daughter's bed that there is random teal stitching.  I'm guessing to keep the stuffing in place but the color is really out of place in the white and black parts. If it actually did anything for the stuffing I guess it would be less annoying.  She is 10 yrs old and gets a new bedding set every year.  This is the first time we've had a clumpy/hard comforter.