Nantucket Bamboo Roman Shades (42 in. x 72 in.)

Rating

This shade was significantly darker than it appeared online, more of a brown than a tan. However, it arrived incredibly fast, and it does look good on the window. It doesn't have quite the elegance it seemed to in the picture (it looks a little more rustic) but it's a good value for the money. Pretty easy to install.

Rating

I do love my new shades. They were more affordable from overstock.com than anywhere else I looked. But there are a few things about them anyone who wants to purchase them should be aware of. Measure your windows very carefully. Had I been even a little bit haphazard in my measuring, I probably would have had to return them. The slats in the tops of the shades that are intended for use in mounting them, on some of the shades, were drilled at an angle which caused me to have to use my own drill to 'adjust' them so they would fit as they were supposed to. I was able to make those adjustments, but it made installing them a lot harder than I would have liked. And I was a bit afraid that I would adjust them only to find that they would not adjust sufficiently for mounting and necessitate finding an alternate method to hang them, since I would have been unable to return them. Fortunately for me that did not happen. The way the shades are made is a bit inconsistent. For instance, some of my shades have two cords for raising and lowering them--one on each end of the shade. Others, had three--one on each end and one in the middle. Also, some of the shades are not as thick and/or tightly woven as others. I hung two shades side by side in two double windows. The inconsistency in thickness/weave causes some to let in more light than others and can look strange when you have tightly woven and loosely woven shades mounted next to each other. This difference is only noticeable when the shades are down. Luckily this, and the different numbers of cords, does not bother me, but I do know it may bother some people, so just be aware. I bought seven of these shades and I intend to buy more in the future. Although they are probably not the highest quality shades, they are sufficient for my purposes and I love them. And, considering what I paid for them, I am satisfied that they are a good value for the price. My house looks so much nicer now that those hideous mini blinds are gone!

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