I live in a house that doesn't have very good insulation.  If you mix that with a baby in the house and a husband that works night shift, the noise is horrible. When I first seen these curtains I didn't think that they could possibly block out light and noise too.  But I'm very pleasantly surprised.  These curtains have worked wonders.  We are able to sleep better and not have to listen to as much noise from outside. 
I love the look of these.  The gray color mixed with the plaid pattern goes very well with my bedroom suit. 
These curtains are suppose to help in summer and winter as well to keep out the heat and cold.  
They're very easy to hang up due to the built-in metal grommets that you can easily slide-through  on curtain rods up to 1.5 inch in diameter. 
I love these curtains and I will be purchasing two more sets to go in each one of my kids bedroom!