Received these curtains in Dove Grey yesterday. (Boy! They came quick). They are perfect for my purpose which is something to put over the windows until we can afford Plantation shutters for all of the windows in the front of the house. They are indeed semi-sheer. The color is a nice, soft, pastel grey. The texture is a little nubby like sheer linen. I sew, and these curtains are well made, no threads, and the stitches are a nice length and straight. I think the wrinkles might hang out, but if not they seem like they will iron nicely. The thing I think cheapens them is the plain grommets which are a plain metallic silver color. If they had used antiqued silver or brass they might look more classy. But for the price, they are very nice.