I recently starting working the afternoon/evening shift at my job. I sleep in a room with an east facing window. These curtains totally block the morning sun so that I can sleep a couple of hours past sunrise.

The taupe is a but shiny, as another buyer commented, but it doesn't bother me. If I were a perfectionist, it might bother me that the four panels I bought don't appear to be exactly the same length, with maybe a quarter inch difference. Because of the placement of the furniture in my bedroom, I can't see the bottom of all four panels unless I'm really looking, so it doesn't bother me.