I bought these to be used over patio doors in our dining room. I am very pleased with the effect. I like the fact these are not blackout curtains and the overall effect is a diffused light coming through. The depth of the scene comes across nicely and works well as our living room and dining room are open space. The material is similar to a medium weight silk. The only caution I would give is to read the description of this item carefully and believe it when it indicates there may be a variance in length between the two panels. For the ones I received, one was 2” shorter than the other. For my situation, I just raised the hem on the longer side (as there was not enough hem to lengthen the shorter side). This was easier than trying to adjust from the rod pocket at the top. By using the hem, I just had to fold the hem over. If I had tried to lengthen the shorter panel at the rod pocket, I would have had to remove stitching and I was reluctant to do that. The finished length of the curtains is about 82”.