Beautiful rod and finials, and the mounting brackets are both decorative and sturdy. The 1” diameter rod was too thick for the rod pocket on one set of sheer curtains that I have, but fit a different set of sheers (another brand); sadly I’ll need to find a different rod for the rooms where the smaller rod pocket curtains will hang. I extended this rod (28 - 48”) to fit with brackets placed 42” apart, and there is no sagging when hanging two panels of sheer curtains that measure 59” x 95” per panel. When measuring your window be sure to include the extra inches needed past each edge of your window opening. The maximum 48” of this rod will NOT work for a 48” wide window; the next size up would be needed.