Customer Reviews

52-Inch by 84-Inch Fresco Thermal Backed Poe Top Panel

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Love these curtains. Beautiful fabric, much nicer than pic's reveal. Room darkening and I would describe the fresco as gold with some muted red and other colors in the print. They look expensive.
Love these curtains and they were a great deal.. one of the only room darkening curtains that are sold as a panel set!!

I was looking for curtains with a heavy feel to them and thermal backings that would keep the cold out and reflect heat in the summer too. These do the job on all accounts, very heavy material and good quality thermal backing. The only thing was they were a little too gold colored but I actually have them behind the blue silk curtains that were already up for a layered effect so it didn't matter in the end - the price was a steal too so I won't complain. All in all a really good buy.

I am living in a temporary housing for work. My room takes a HUGE beating from the sun every day. It's stifling hot and so bright it hard to sleep (I work nights). The fan was just blowing hot air around, so I bought one panel of these curtains. I turned them sideways and taped the over the window like aluminum foil. Didn't want to invest in a rod and drill holes for a temp situation. Even put up in the ghetto manner, the curtains make a HUGE difference.

The are lightweight enough to allow some air movement if the window behind them is open and there is a stiff breeze - but they are also in no way flimsy. They feel nice to the touch, substantial, but not plastic-y.

They block A TON of heat. The room didn't begin to get hot until 2:30 pm, when it had previously been unbearable by 10 am. They are not blackout curtains and do not claim to be. They are room darkening and do block a considerable amount of light, but the light that gets through lights up the pretty pattern on the curtains nicely. It makes it dark enough to sleep without on eye mask in the Southern California sun, but also let enough light through that you are no trying to wake up in a pitch black cave. This is awesome for me, since I have a very hard time waking up in the dark.

Even though they are way cheaper than the competition, I was hesitant to shell out the cash for them. I really do believe that you get what you pay for in most circumstances. However, it was well worth it.

Please note that if you are getting them for color coordination purposes that they have much more of a gold undertone than the picture suggests. They also have hints of red swirling that can be seen when they are backlit.

May 2011 I ordered 4 of these and as others have said there is a definite GOLD tone to these although they pass for brown. The design is stitched is a reddish brown, tan & green. 3 panels arrived and the 4th was delayed. When the 4th arrived I compared it to the other 3 and there IS a color variance. So consider yourself warned. They block quite a bit of light but not all of it and I am pleased with their ability to stop the heat from coming into the room. The fabric is light weight and mildly stiff and they hang straight. The thermal backing is glued to the curtain panel. I haven't washed them yet but almost all of the wrinkles are gone in less than a month. Honestly in the middle of the day when the light is hitting them they seem boring but when the sun goes down the sheen, design and color can be seen they are really quite beautiful for the buck. They are a good deal for the price.

I bought these drape panels hoping they'd wouldn't look too bad for the price, but was suprised to find they look very elegant, almost like a brocade, a big improvement over those plain thermal panels at twice the price. Haven't tried them out yet on our scorcher South Florida summer weather but for now they are light blocking well. I think they'll work perfectly this summer keeping our South facing windowed room cooler.