We love this set! I spent a lot of time going through reviews before committing, and I'm glad that I did! The material is perfect - I don't find it rough at all but we washed it immediately before putting it on the bed, so it feels quite soft. The texture is like a true linen, which is the look we wanted. It doesn't have the ties inside at the corners, as mentioned in another review, but they are easy enough to add after the fact if you want to. The only things I would mention are that the taupe grey is definitely more of a cool grey, I'd say even with a very slight green undertone - so not really a warm shade as the name taupe suggests. It's also a little bit on the thin side, which is fine with a slightly darker colour - but I imagine if you were to get a white that it would be quite see-through. Hope this review helps!