This bedding is very pretty! Per other reviews, it was a tad brighter than pictured. In a house with mostly gray everything, it adds just the right amount of color to the master. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is that I did not see until after that I could have just ordered the comforter with two shams. We did not end up using the bed-skirt as our bed has a low enough profile that it just did not look right with the skirt.