The valance looks great once it's up, but I had a hard time with the laundering. The valance had folds/creases due to shipping packaging so I decided to launder before hanging up. If you don't like to iron and don't have a place to hang the valance up for a drip-dry, you may want to think this one over. Once washed, the fabric is wrinkled since it IS cotton. (Think: cotton oxford shirt after a wash). The backing is NOT cotton, so you need to consider this when you heat up that iron. I scorched it a bit before I focused on the backing material. I don't like to iron and I'm not good at it, so keep that in mind with this review. I got them up and they look great. I am not looking forward to the next laundering.