I have a queen bed with a high mattress and box spring so I ordered the king size to allow for a longer length on the sides and front. My walls are taupe and my colours are any shade of turquoise and design choice is anything with a beach theme and this quilt delivers. The taupe colours in it blend beautifully with my walls, the quilting as that "wave ripples" look to the shells and everything about it completes the effect I was looking for in my bedroom. Well almost, I need to go shelling. LOL