Looks very nice. If true room darkening is needed, though, buy blackout curtain. We like that there is no string to pull it up and down -- you just push it up and pull it down. For a really long one, would be difficult if you could not stand directly in front of the window. Also, be careful that you don't put the supports exactly where the strings are. We did, and were puzzled to see the blind hiked up in the middle. Took awhile to figure out what was wrong. The customer support folks were very pleasant to work with.