My 11 year old son says he loves these because they remind him of the woods. They are super sheer, I bought the cream so they mimic a kind of soft yellow light--very airy. Close up they look like a loose light-weight burlap, almost--I guess that's what open weave is meant to indicate, but once I hung them they actually dressed up the room. I'm thrilled that I did not need to iron--hung them straight out of the package.

Pros: no iron, light and airy, better than sheers because they look natural.
Cons: If they'd cost less I'd have done the whole house in them.