Speaking from experience its very hard to find black curtians that are 1)not insanely expensive 2) not super sheer 3) not cheap looking/feeling. I spent a good month or so looking for the right curtains. These are not completely light blocking but do block about %40 and the little wavy pattern give it some character as alot of black curtains are plain. Easy to unwrinkle, i just used some wrinkle releaser. The fact that they come 2 panels to a package is even better for me that i had to curtain two windows in my living room. Overall very satisfied with the price and the quality of these curtains. Might i add, i bought these while on sale so i paid about $30 some for these 4 panels (2packages). Cheapest ive paid for 4 panels ever! Very happy!