Better than I expected! The pattern has a velvet texture in the curtain, which looks beautiful and elegant. Very soft to the eye. The color goes great with my duvet cover (ivory, off white, light cream). Thinking of buying another one for my bedroom. I have a picture at night, and in the morning to show how well the curtain blocks out the light. I use to have a dark gray black out curtain and this ivoryoff white curtain is even better! 5 stars.