The shade is nice and the color is as expected. It is not as expensive looking in person as I expected, but it is probably because I am comparing to another roman shade I purchased from wayfair which was a bit more expensive and a blackout shade. I bought this shade for a bathroom and thought it would offer enough privacy based on reviews, but unfortunately it does not offer as much privacy as I would like. During the day it is fine, but at night with the lights on you can very clearly see enough through the shade enough that I would not have purchased it if I had known. (I purchased an open-box item so final purchase.) I like the look of the shade a lot, but am brainstorming ways to add a liner or window film to get more privacy.