The curtain rods are BEAUTIFUL, simple yet classic. The larger diameter makes a statement and the  end knobs are simple yet bold and do not detract from rod and curtains. The assembly of the 2 pieces was a bit of a challenge. The instructions were lacking in the detail of how to fit them together so we 
had to try different things and 
realized that we had to push from the open end to get the telescoping end to protrude.  Once we did that the adjustment was easy and we definitely liked that the length was adjustable. Would highly recommend but took one star away for the lacking instruction.