Love the look and idea of this rod as my design style is farmhouse industrial. Biggest issue is having to have middle support bracket....needs to be listed on the product infoshow picture using it, because most people need to plan for that.  Also, most windows have studs middle of window and hardware with middle support is for drywall only. Another issue is the middle support bracket was only wide enough to put smaller side of the expandable rod in it. For us, this meant that bracket could not be placed in middle of window frame and so looks off. Last, the finish on the entire rod is textured. The rough finish makes it VERY difficult to slide curtain panels on it.