Two issues: 1, the sizing is weird, so I had to spend more for the king size comforter for my queen size bed. I knew when purchasing that the full/queen wouldn't fit (since I've made that mistake before) so bought the king size, and have it turned the opposite way so the stripes are vertical. I just fold it down a bit at the top and it works perfectly. The comforter is soft and cozy. It's really neutral - not too masculine or feminine. The color is a perfect taupe. It actually perfectly matches my walls which are painted Behr Perfect Taupe. I have gray euro shams, and beige sheets, and this comforter matches neither, but I don't mind shopping some more. Issue 2, since I bought the king size, the shams don't fit my standard pillows, but I have them folded in for the time being. One of the shams arrived with a giant snag in it but I didn't feel like returning the whole thing (especially since it took a long time to arrive in the first place) if I'm not going to be using the shams. All in all, I love this and am really happy with my purchase.