I thought about giving these rods a 4, because they do look very nice when installed and curtains hung.  

I gave them 3 stars due to 2 problems.  The first is I ordered multiple sets to go on all my downstairs windows.  The problem is they only come in two sizes- - short and long.  I really needed a medium length.  My regular sized windows were fine and the rods fit nicely, but I have a large (approx 65 inches wide) picture window behind my couch.  I hung brackets 4 inches from the window frame  on each side, but with the picture window the smaller sized rods were too short to cover the window, plus 8 inches for the overhang.  I ended up using the longer rod and it was much too long.  

The second issue is the rods are metal, but the finials are plastic painted to look like metal.  They look fine, but because they are just plastic, one of the finials was busted in the packaging and had to be returned.  

Pros: Look very nice when hung
Cons: Need more size options