These curtains do look nice when hung, and they certainly block out the morning light when I want to have a sleep in. However, I did have to battle to get the packaging creases out of the material when they first arrived. The "cool iron" called for on the care label served only to give me slightly warmed creases; the cold water, delicate cycle wash served only to add wrinkles to the already creased material. I finally set my iron to a hot, steamy level and spent about half an hour slowly going over them and managed to get them looking decent.