Bought king for a queen bed because all reviews indicated comforter for a queen is too small.  I agree.  I wanted the look as indicated in the picture.  Would not have gotten this look if I purchased the queen set.  I took in the 16" difference in width down the center of bed skirt.  Easy to sew and looks perfect.  The larger sheets are not a problem, just tuck in more.  In the future, will probably use the king sheets on my other bed and buy queen sheet set for this bed.