The curtains have a nice feel to them, hang nicely and the price seemed like it was going to be reasonable for thermal curtains. The material colour is considerably darker than it appears in the pictures and is more of a brown stone than a natural cream. The curtains are lightweight and move with the slightest of draughts from the cold windows. Thermal qualities seem non-existent. I'd have returned them if the policy wasn't no return once hung. I also bought some Atelier-lumieresShops heavyweight thermal blackout chenille curtains and they have been amazing - I wish I'd bought them again rather than these.