If these were sold without the "blackout" description my rank would be 3 stars (okay fabric for the price, lined with white, over all an average product). However, as "blackout" curtains they fail.  I ordered the grey color and they happened to arrive while we had a soccer game on TV.  I opened the first package to test them out. Dismayed that they were so thin and not blackout that I could not only see the full game in action through them but also read the score!  Okay if you simply want some curtains for privacy or slight darkening.  But don't think they will cut the light a great deal.