Love these shades. Perfect for our front entryway. We shortened the chains to insure the fogs and kids could not get to them. That was simple but we found it also to be unnecessary. The chain is not to long, it is attached to the wall at a lower point securely enough that the dogs have not even touched them. The shades allow some light to come through but provide a barrier to sight. At night, you can not see inside through them from the outside. Perfect.