They do work as expected, good at blocking out my strong western light and, surprisingly, they do slightly muffle some ambient noise. (Lots of planes, trains, etc.,where I live.) The fabric is nice but badly wrinkled from packaging and they are still awaiting  either a steamer or iron. Sadly, not by me. They have to be dry cleaned, bummer, so for now they'll have to wait to become elegant. I've had them up for months and it appears the wrinkles are not going to fall out. The color I got was a beige, true to color but ask 10 people their idea of beige and you'll get 10 different answers. I abhor beige, so don't ask me. It was the only neutral color that would work with my existing decor. overall, good quality to price ratio.