The material feels a bit cheaper than a less expensive, light filtering shade that I purchased for another room in my home. The shade however, does its job. It completely blocks light and with all the sizing options offered, you can fit this snug into the window frame to ensure that no light gets through. One last quam...I order the shade in white. It is NOT white. More of a light gray and assuming that's due to the dark lining (black out) that's on the interior of the cell.