Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These are TRUE blackout curtains!!! FINALLY I found some curtains that you truly cannot see through. This is (almost) exactly what I was looking for! I went through several other curtains that claimed to be blackout curtains but really, they still let a lot of light through. I had to return several before finally finding these. These really don't let ANY light through, they're fantastic for both my office, where I have to do minute color adjustments on architectural illustrations on my computer monitor AND my bedroom, where the nearby train station's blinding lights keep me up all night unless I wear one of those sleeping blindfolds, which are really uncomfortable. So here are the pros and cons in my opinion: PROS: - They REALLY don't let ANY light in - They are made of very thick, high quality materials - They look fantastic - again, they appear to be high quality. - The metal rings also seem like they are made to last, no fringing of the cloth or anything like that around the rings CONS: - Only one that I can think of and it's something really small: These are 42" in width, and while that will cover some smaller windows, it's slightly small for covering a standard 36.5" wide window. Especially if the double window has a center cap like mine. Due to the curtain needing to "wave" back and forth (because it's held by a curtain rod), the actual width comes out to around 37" total, which just barely covers the window. It would be really nice to see a wider option that we could choose. Perhaps one with a 60" width, which would cover the window and a center gap if you've got one (the center gaps are fairly typical). Overall though, I'd highly recommend these to anyone trying to "blackout" a room! These work better than any other curtains I've seen so far!