I love them! I ordered 2 panels of the Paprika and 4 panels of the Charcoal. Like other reviewers have said, the light does shine through them but its actually not that bad. It really makes a difference keeping the light out when needed. But I also didn't buy it to keep the light out, I bought it just to keep our windows covered at night. We chose not to get blinds, curtains only, so we needed something to cover them. Its exactly what is shown and they look really nice!