These shades appear more expensive than they are. The width of these were perfect and exactly as ordered. They are beautiful as well. I was not able to customize the length, unfortunately, so they were too long for the windows (but worked fine because they could gather at the window sill.) They do let a fair amount of light in, so they are not really a substitute for darkening shades.  

Pros: Good value
Cons: Wish they blocked out more light for our needs