I like these curtain rods, I love the look and whole purpose of them and they were much easier to install than I expected. The only thing I noticed is that the rod had a rough texture to it rather than I very smooth slippery texture and I purchases curtains that have a suede texture to them so I am unable to close or open my blinds without almost tearing them apart...It didn't work out like I was hoping for but I can simply get curtains in the future with a different texture and everything should be fine.