These are well made valances,  and I really liked them. I would have given them five stars if I could have used them. However, the color just didn’t  work; I knew the were gray, but some grays pull towards a taupe color. I was hoping these would do the same as the photos on the website shows,  as well as some customer review photo showed. Unfortunately, these are very gray and when put in my kitchen , which is cream and taupe in color, they did not pull taupe at all. If one is looking for a more taupe/ cream valance, do not buy these. They are definitely gray; don’t be fooled by the color on the website’s photos. . I will be returning them.