Madison Park Aubrey Cozy Comforter Set - Faux Silk Jacquard Paisley Design All Season Down Alternative Bedding with Cotton Sheets, Bed Skirt & Pillows - California King Black 12 Piece Set for Luxurious Bedroom Decor & Guest Room Styling

What I really wanted was a highly colorful bedspread or comforter like I currently have on my king-size bed. But I checked every online store and every brick-and-mortar store, and NOBODY had wild and crazy and bright designs. That said, I've always loved paisley - so when I found this comfortor set and found out that it came with two sets of shams and sheets and bed skirt I was sold. When it arrived, the only surprise was that it is more navy blue and CREAM colored rather than white (although there are small areas that have white) and unfortunately, I already ordered a white headboard - which I could have ordered in cream. None of the wood tones matched my other furniture. and now the white won't match perfectly for my new bed either (my late husband and I had a Cal King adjustable bed and over 6 or so years of owning it we never really found any adjustable position that we liked (each side worked independently) and we'd always end up with a flat bed. So with my new queen size mattress which is very soft without it being memory foam whichwas too difficult for me to climb into in the night and pull myself out of in the morning - it was really exhausting. I didn't need the adjustable part and instead just bought a top of the line mattress. I originally wanted full-size but it was next to impossible to find the kind of bed I wanted in a full size - I guess they aren't popular any more plus the queen size is only a small amount more expensive. Still I'm such a small person I would have preferred a full-sized bed. Anyway - coming out of the box this comforter is super soft and so are all the shams but they do have the smell of newness which is a little overpowering. So I'm washing the sheets and the sham and possible the bedskirt - it's so nicely folded I don't think there are any wrinkles. Even though I'm far past menopause I go to bed freezing and within an hour or two I'm sweating to death so I'll likely sleep only under a sheet with a small throw blanket covering me that I can throw off as needed. I'm moving to a Senior Living Center so it's hard to say if the bedroom will run cool or warm but my current bedroom runs very warm compared to the livingroom/dining room. This looks lovely and elegant - just have to remember to take my make-up off each night so it doesn't rub on the sheets or comforter. I just will really miss my bedspread with the wild design. But it's not like I'll have a lot of visitors and I'm happy enough wit the design. I think the white headboard will work now and for future bedsets if I live long enough to need one. I also purchased a back-up set of white sheets just because stuff happens and I want a backup. My husband, bless his heart, was on 3 different blood thinners and got a huge abscess on his back - they removed the abscess but it kept bleeding and bleading. We finally thought it had stopped and bandaged the area well and by morning there was a huge blood stain on the sheets. It sort of washed out but I would never sell or give those sheets to anybody after that. He also started to have some very minor accidents, some of which left a bit of a stain. I am 10 yrs younger than he was when this stuff started happening to him but who know what the future will bring as I age. One more final comment - the comfortor and all the accessories were so neatly folded in the box I was really impressed - it was obvious they were trying to cause as few wrinkles as possible - so awesome packaging. Can't wait to move and get this on my new bed!