Chicology French Primrose Sliding Panel

I've been looking for a replacement for my old vertical blinds and I was very happy to have found this. It was easy to put together and it does what it is supposed to do -- block out the sun and provide privacy. It helps that it looks nice, too.

These sliding panels work well. Installation went with out any problems. I purchased two of these and my husband was able to combine the two rails to make one continuous rail. Panels slide easily. The color of the panels are warm in tone. The panels have a nice glow when the afternoon sun shines behind them. I do need to finish the top of the window coverings exposed railing with some other type of fabric treatment to make things more polished. I like the woven fabric but the edges seem like they will wear over time thus the four star rating. Overall I'm happy with look, design, ease of installation and functionality of these panels. Overstock provided quick delivery service.

Ok i was so excited to get this after i read all the reviews. So i got it and got right to task trying to put it together. I say trying because i gave up after doing it wrong twice. The panelling just wouldn't cooperate. I'm what i would consider a fairly intelligent 27 year old woman but the directions just didn't look exactly like the pictures to me. In any case the materials are beautiful and i'm sure once i can get someone to properly construct it it will be functional and gorgeous.

What can you do with a 16' long wall made up entirely of sliding glass doors? The view outside was great, but after 13 years of looking out through vertical blinds it was definitely time for a change. But until I discovered these sliding cloth panels on Overstock, I couldn't find anything that worked with my South Beach-styled decor and bachelor life-style. These sliding panels were a perfect solution, providing discreet privacy in the evenings and as much, or little, of the day's Florida sunshine I wanted. The synthetic cloth used in the panels is easy to clean, fairly durable, and in a pattern that works with most decorating styles. The accompanying directions for installation could certainly be more helpful, offering only graphic "how to" instructions with no written guidelines. That being said, the system is so simple and easy to understand that, despite--rather than with the help of--the directions, I had both sets of panels out of the box, assembled and installed on my glass wall in about 30 minutes, using just a step stool, laser level, and power screw driver. The product description gives the impression that the panels have a top and bottom railing to keep the panels in place--but that's not so. There is a top roller/rail mount which works smoothly to move the panels anywhere along the 48-78" length of the railing. But, the panels each hang with a weighted aluminum strip at the bottom to hold them straight and in position. That can lead to some loud banging if you leave the doors open and a good breeze comes along. Small, flexible magnets glued to the opposing corners of each of the bottom weight strips can help to reduce, but not eliminate, that annoyance. All in all, the product is a great alternative to the ubiquitous "ho hum" vertical blinds, cheaper than verticals, and much easier to install. As a bonus, when you tire of the French Primrose panel material, it's an easy matter to use the same hardware and simply replace the original cloth panels with fabric of your own choosing.