These are my very first roman shades and I could not be happier with them! They are beautiful, crisp white with a lovely texture, thick and were a perfect fit for the window we chose to install them in. They block out all of the light from outside, and they seem to be helping to keep the room a bit cooler, especially during this current heat wave! My husband installed them and he got it done pretty quickly, despite having never attempted to install blinds of any kind before. He said it was easy! These are really nice, we like them very much.