I really like the look of this curtain rod and once we got it installed, it has been working and looking great. I would say that I wish this rod came with another bracket to use in the middle of it when installed. We used this rod extended (but not all the way) and we had to buy an additional bracket at a local hardware store for it to stay level when it had the weight of the curtains on it (only two panels). We didn't purchase the larger size because the overlap in size meant it wasn't really worth the extra cost. The bracket we could find doesn't match perfectly, but it's pretty close (close enough not to bother me).